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Unlike in gout, there is currently no effective treatment that reduces or removes calcium pyrophosphate crystals from a joint.
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease in young patients: two case reports
KEY WORDS: chiropractic, ankle, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease in the ankle joint: a case report
Nagashima, "Tumourous deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the wrist.
A Rare Case of Tumoral Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease of the Wrist Joint
There are several known causes of crystal deposition diseases involving the soft tissues, bones and joints, specifically gout, calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate, and hydroxyapatite depositional diseases.
Imaging of crystal deposition diseases
Gout is caused by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, while pseudogout is inflammation caused by calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals, sometimes referred to as calcium pyrophosphate disease (CPPD) (15,16).
Are we managing acute knee effusion well?
Secondary OA may affect any joint, and causes include trauma, calcium pyrophosphate disease, rheumatoid arthritis and neuropathic arthropathy.
Osteoarthritis in 2011: many steps to climb: Osteoarthritis is a primary disorder of hyaline cartilage that results in secondary changes in subchondral bone and eventually joint failure
These opaque crystal deposits are composed of calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate, reflecting an association with pseudo-gout.
A case of extensive synovial involvement by tophaceous gout
Clinically significant crystals include calcium pyrophosphate crystals that are seen in pseudogout and monosodium urate crystals that are seen in gout.
Examination of body fluids: preparation of slides and cell morphology
They are microscopic accumulations of minerals such as urate, calcium or calcium pyrophosphate.
My chest is such a pest
The crystal arthropathies, gout and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease, are caused by deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) or calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystals, respectively.
Repeat examination of synovial fluid for crystals: is it useful?
Calcium pyrophosphate crystals of pseudogout are rhomboid-shaped rather than needle-shaped.
A swollen knee. (Photo Rounds)
Pseudogout results from deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals, which are rhomboid-shaped, blunt-ended crystals with weak birefringence upon polarization.
A soft tissue mass with bone destruction. (Pathologic Quiz Case)
Pseudogout is caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in joint tissues.
Pseudogout
Pseudogout, also a crystal-induced arthritis, is a condition with similar symptoms that results from deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the joints.
Questions and Answers About Gout
Other risk factors of OA are major knee injuries and chondrocalcinosis the buildup of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the joints.
The Framingham study branches out
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