Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium ...

Among the many unanswered questions about calcium pyrophosphate deposition — formerly called “pseudogout” — perhaps the most important is whether it causes osteoarthritis, a speaker said ...

Low incidence of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition in rheumatoid arthritis, with modification of radiographic features in coexistent disease, Arthritis & Rheumatism, 27, 9, (1002 ...

Pseudogout, in contrast, occurs when calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals form in a joint. Many people will form these crystals throughout their life, including nearly half of those aged over ...

A 64-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of swelling of the left knee. He has had hypertension for the past 8 years, and has been taking telmisartan 40 mg once ...

Dear Reader: You’re correct that the term chondrocalcinosis refers to a buildup of calcium crystals, specifically calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals, within a joint.

Is there any relationship between calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (pseudogout) and vitamin D deficiency? — Joy Green-Hadden, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Aurora, Colo.

Mean age varied considerably among final diagnoses: those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), gout, and calcium-pyrophosphate-dehydrate deposition disease (CPPD) tended to be ...

Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) deposition disease, also known as pseudogout, was first recognized as a distinct disease by McCarty and Hollander in 1962. 1 They used a compensated ...

Researchers assigned a CA diagnosis based on the presence of monosodium urate or calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystals in the synovial fluid, and NSA was determined via the Synovasure Alpha ...