Pseudotumoral presentation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal

Bilateral Olecranon Bursitis – A Rare Clinical presentation of Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Deposition Disease

INTRODUCTION Calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is the most common form of crystal arthropathy second only to gout. Common clinical presentation is an acute monoarticular arthritis commonly occurring in knee joints. We presented a case of bilateral olecranon bursitis in a calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease. CASE REPORT A 42-year-old female patient is present...

Clinical presentation and diagnosis of calcium deposition diseases

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and basic calcium phosphate crystals are commonly found in patients with calcium deposition diseases. Deposits of these crystals are common in the elderly and they have been implicated in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. The presence of crystal deposits is often asymptomatic, although it can be intermittently symptomatic and elicit acute and chronic arthritis....

Pathogenesis of chondrocalcinosis and pseudogout. Metabolism of inorganic pyrophosphate and production of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals.

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) is one of several types of crystal that may be deposited in the body. The term chondrocalcinosis is used to describe the radiographic appearance of calcified deposits, notably in the articular cartilage and menisci of the knees but also in other joints.' Not all calcified deposits within joints are due to calcium pyrophosphate; however, occasional depositi...

Multiple microcrystal deposition within a family.

A family is described in which four members in three generations showed evidence of crystal deposition disease: two developed calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition, one calcific periarthritis, and one mixed crystal deposition disease (gout + chondrocalcinosis). This previously undescribed observation supports a possible role for nonspecific heritable connective tissue factor...

Morphological study of articular cartilage in pyrophosphate arthropathy. (Chondrocalcinosis articularis or calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition diseases).