RT Book, Section
A1 Alderman, Jeffrey S.
A1 Wortmann, Robert L.
A2 Imboden, John B.
A2 Hellmann, David B.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 57274068
T1 Chapter 45. Pseudogout: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163805-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57274068
RD 2024/04/19
AB Calcium  pyrophosphate  dihydrate  (CPPD)  crystal  deposition  disease  can  mimic  gout,  rheumatoid  arthritis,  or  osteoarthritis.Pseudogout  causes  an  intermittent  monoarthritis,  often  of  the  knee  or  wrist.Diagnosis  of  pseudogout  established  by  demonstrating  CPPD  crystals  in  joint  fluid.CPPD  crystal  deposition  disease  is  associated  with  other  diseases,  especially  hemochromatosis  and  hyperparathyroidism.