What Is Fluoride Poisoning?
Fluoride poisoning is poisoning caused by fluoride entering the human body. There are two major types of fluoride: organic fluorine and inorganic fluorine. Organic fluorine mainly includes fluoroacetamide and sodium fluoroacetate. Inorganic fluorine mainly includes hydrogen fluoride, sodium fluoride, calcium fluoride, and hydrofluoric acid. Fluoride has been widely used in agricultural insecticides and rodenticides in recent years. Poisoning due to ingestion is often seen in suicide and homicide. It is irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, can interfere with various enzyme activities in the body, affect metabolism, especially disturbs calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and causes hypocalcemia and bone damage. It can also directly damage the nervous system, heart and kidneys. [1]
Fluoride poisoning
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- Chinese name
- Fluoride poisoning
- Foreign name
- fluoride poisoning
- Causative factor
- Calcium fluoride
- Phenomenon
- Reduced free calcium in the blood
- Fluoride poisoning is poisoning caused by fluoride entering the human body. There are two major types of fluoride: organic fluorine and inorganic fluorine. Organic fluorine mainly includes fluoroacetamide and sodium fluoroacetate. Inorganic fluorine mainly includes hydrogen fluoride, sodium fluoride, calcium fluoride, and hydrofluoric acid. Fluoride has been widely used in agricultural insecticides and rodenticides in recent years. Poisoning due to ingestion is often seen in suicide and homicide. It is irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, can interfere with various enzyme activities in the body, affect metabolism, especially disturbs calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and causes hypocalcemia and bone damage. It can also directly damage the nervous system, heart and kidneys. [1]
- Introduction
- Poisoning caused by excessive consumption of fluoride in livestock. After fluorine enters the body, it combines with calcium in the blood to form insoluble calcium fluoride, which leads to a decrease in free calcium in the blood. The bone continuously releases calcium to supplement the lack of calcium, which can cause bone fluoride, which is fluoride poisoning. Both humans and livestock can get sick. Phosphate fertilizer plants, aluminum smelters and ceramics plants emit fluorine-containing exhaust gas and soot, which is one of the main sources of fluorine poisoning. Another is "endemic bone fluoride." For example, in the 100,000-year-old ancient human site in Xujiayao, Yanggao County, Shanxi Province, China, fluorosis was found in human teeth and animal bones. This area is still a fluorosis area. There is a danger of chronic fluoride poisoning when the dietary content exceeds 100 ppm or the drinking water exceeds 0.2 ppm. The order of susceptibility of domestic animals to fluoride is calves, adult cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and poultry. Generally presents a chronic process, acute is rare. The clinical features are mainly dental plaque, tooth wear and enamel dark brown pigmentation, bone decalcification, bone hardening and looseness, and easy fractures. Acute fluoride poisoning is caused by salivation, vomiting (pigs, dogs) and gastroenteritis due to the irritating and corrosive effects of sodium fluoride and hydrogen fluoride on the skin and mucous membranes. Preventive measures include strict control of environmental pollution, feeding livestock and poultry (such as pigs, chickens, and ducks) with short growing periods in the polluted areas. Geographical and natural distribution areas should be designated as no-grazing or dangerous areas.