 Chondocalcinosis of the articular and fibrocartilage of the left knee in a patient with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD) Pseudogout, also called calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD), is a medical disorder characterized by the accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in the hyaline articular cartilage or fibrocartilage. It is therefore a form of crystal arthritis, and — as its name indicates — often misdiagnosed as gout. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
// Definition Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is sometimes incorrectly referred to as pseudogout or chondrocalcinosis, though these entities are not synonymous with CPPD. Pseudogout refers to the clinical syndrome associated with CPPD, which is characterized by red, tender, and swollen joints and mimics gout. ...
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Calcium pyrophosphate Ca2P2O7 is a chemical compound that can be formed by the reaction of Pyrophosphoric acid and a calcium base or by strongly heating calcium hydrogen orthophosphate or calcium ammonium orthophosphate. ...
An arthropathy is a disease of a joint. ...
Patients with CPPD usually also have chondrocalcinosis, deposits of calcium in the cartilage. This calcification is initially only visible microscopically, but can eventually accumulate in amounts sufficient to be seen radiographically as well. Shedding of crystals into the joint produces an acute inflammatory synovitis resembling a classic gouty attack, which latter is caused by urate crystals. Categories: Stub ...
Synovitis is the medical term for inflammation of a synovial membrane, which line those joints which possess cavities. ...
Gout (also called gouty arthritis, Greek name: podagra, from pod - foot and agra - trap) is a form of arthritis caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints. ...
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Other manifestations of CPPD include pyrophosphate arthropathy.
CPPD is more common in women and usually affects the knee or wrist. An x-ray of a human knee In human anatomy, the knee is the leg joint connecting the femur and the tibia. ...
In human anatomy, the wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the hand. ...
Diagnosis is by microscopy of fluid from a joint aspiration. Rhomboidal crystals should be seen under the microscope. These crystals exhibit weakly positive birefringence under polarized light. X-rays of the joint may show signs of chondrocalcinosis. This article is about mathematics. ...
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...
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Joint aspiration reduces the pain but it may be necessary to use some combination of oral NSAIDs, colchicine and an intra-articular injection of a corticosteroid to control the pain. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that can remove the crystals already present around the joint area. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs, are drugs with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects - they reduce pain, fever and inflammation. ...
Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum (Autumn crocus, also known as the Meadow saffron). Originally used to treat rheumatic complaints and especially gout, it was also prescribed for its cathartic and emetic effects. ...
In physiology, corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. ...
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