Reumatizam, Vol. 59 No. 2, 2012.
Stručni rad
Pseudo-gout
Tatjana Kehler
; Thalassotherapia Opatija – Specijalna bolnica za medicinsku rehabilitaciju i liječenje bolesti srca, pluća i reumatizma, Opatija, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Pseudo-gout or calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is mainly a disease of the elderly. Diagnosis is obtained by identyfication of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals in the synovial fluid. Typical X-ray result is chondrocalcinosis (CC) mostly of the knee. CPPD is most frequently asymptomatic and not requires medical therapy. Treatment of acute form of desease is usualy joint aspiration and intra-articular injection.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
124054
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Datum izdavanja:
25.10.2012.
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