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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; basic calcium phosphate-associated arthritis
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/
- Flood R, Stack J, McCarthy G.
An update on the diagnosis and management of calcium crystal disease.
Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2023;25:145-151.
PMID: 37249830
- McCarthy GM, Dunne A.
Calcium crystal deposition diseases - beyond gout.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2018;14:592-602.
PMID: 30190520