Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition (CPPD) in the retro-odontoid tissue with compression of cervicomedullary junction: Analysis of 46 cases (1984–2020) with literature review ...

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With pseudogout, crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate penetrate joints and the tissues around joints. Like gout, pseudogout comes on at older ages. As with gout, ...