Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Flashcards
1
Q
What does calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) in fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage cause? (3 things)
A
- An acute crystal-induced arthritis (“pseudogout”)
- A degenerative arthropathy
- A chronic inflammatory polyarthritis (“pseudorheumatoid arthritis”)
2
Q
What 3 things confer risk of CPPD?
A
- hyperparathyroidism
- hemochromatosis
- hypomagnesemia
3
Q
CPPD is most often seen in persons __ years or older
A
60
4
Q
What joints does CPPD most commonly affect?
A
the knees and the wrists
5
Q
The pseudorheumatoid arthritis of CPPD affects which joints?
A
the MCP joints and the wrists
