Professional paper

Pseudo-gout

Tatjana Kehler ; Thalassotherapia Opatija – Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation and Treatment of Heart and Lung Diseases and Rheumatism, Opatija, Croatia

Abstract

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.

Keywords

pseudo-gout

Hrčak ID:

124054

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/124054

Publication date:

25.10.2012.

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