Uric acid crystals are characterised by their needle shape and strong double refraction in polarised light, whereas crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate, which are found in chondrocalcinosis, ...

The “do not eat” warning is easily the most prominent text on silica gel sachets. According to health professionals, most ...

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

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

In diseases due to exposure to toxic particles like gout, macrophages elicit separate pathways for inflammation and lysosomal ...

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 ...

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common adult rheumatic disease characterized by cartilage degradation, synovial inflammation and subchondral bone remodeling. Risk factors associated with OA ...

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis of data from cohort studies to analyse the diagnostic performances (ie, sensitivity and specificity) of ultrasound (US) for diagnosis of calcium ...

Inflammation in joints from calcium crystal arthropathies stems from various crystals like hydroxyapatite, octacalcium phosphate, and calcium pyrophosphate Dihydrate. Distinguishing them with ...