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Calcium pyrophosphate deposition Flashcards

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Deposition of CP crystals in joint space

Causes chondrocalcinosis

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Old age
Hyperparathyroidism
Haemochromatosis
Osteoarthritis

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Acute CPPD - acute monoarthropathy usually of larger joints - red hot swollen

Chronic - pain and stiffness symmetrically

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Joint fluid aspiration and synovial fluid analysis:
Polarised light microcopy:
Positively birefringent rhomboid shaped calcium pyrophosphate crystals

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Acute attack: 
Ice pack, rest
Intra-articular steroids
NSAIDs
Colchicine
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