Pseudogout Flashcards
1
Q
Joints commonly affected in Pseudogout?
A
Knee
Shoulders
Hips
Wrist
1
Q
What is Pseudogout?
A
Crystal arthropathy caused by calcium pyrophosphate crystals collecting in joints
2
Q
How to confirm Pseudogout?
A
Joint aspiration with rhomboid shaped and positively birefringent of polarised light
Chondrocalcinosis in X-Ray Change
3
Q
Changes on X-Ray in Pseudogout?
A
Loss of joint space
Osteophytes
Subarticular sclerosis
Subchondral cysts
4
Q
Management of Pseudogout?
A
NSAIDS
Colchicine
Intra articular Steroid injections
Oral Steroids
