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    Z Urol Nephrol. 1985 Mar;78(3):173-6.

    [Massive skeletal fluorosis in compromised kidney function]

    [Article in German]

    Schmidt CW, Würgatsch P, Auermann E.

    Report on an 86-year-old man with massive skeletal fluorosis. The disease arose during chronic exposure to fluorides from renal insufficiency caused by arteriosclerosis. The importance of knowing the renal functional parameters in cases of therapeutic use of fluorides is accentuated.

    PMID: 4002897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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