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crystalline arthritis (crytalline arthropathy)
Inflammatory arthritis induced by deposition of crystals.
Etiology:
1) gout
2) pseudogout
3) chondrocalcinosis
4) hydroxyapatite deposition disease
Interactions
disease interactions
Specific
chondrocalcinosis
gout
hydroxyapatite deposition disease; calcium hydroxyapatite deposition disease; basic calcium phosphate deposition disease
pseudogout [calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition] or CPPD disease
General
arthritis
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Pascual E, Sivera F, Andres M.
Synovial fluid analysis for crystals.
Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2011 Mar;23(2):161-9.
PMID: 21285711
- NEJM. Knowledge+ Question of the Week, Jan 16, 2018
https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/question-of-week/685/