RT Book, Section
A1 Costello, Jill C.
A1 Rosenthal, Ann K.
A2 Stone, John H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1180198106
T1 Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 4e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644641
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180198106
RD 2022/08/14
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISCalcium  pyrophosphate  deposition  (CPPD)  disease  includes  a  spectrum  of  conditions  ranging  from  asymptomatic  radiographic  changes  to  severe  chronic  arthritis.Acute  CPP  crystal  arthritis,  formerly  known  as  pseudogout,  shares  some  clinical  features  and  treatment  strategies  with  acute  gout.The  observation  of  calcium  pyrophosphate  crystals  in  synovial  fluid  is  necessary  for  establishing  a  definitive  diagnosis  of  CPPD  disease.Chondrocalcinosis  on  radiograph  helps  support  the  diagnosis  of  CPPD  disease.Premature  CPPD  disease  can  be  a  sign  of  a  hyperparathyroidism,  hemochromatosis,  hypomagnesemia,  or  hypophosphatasia  as  well  as  familial  CPPD  disease.