Pseudogout Flashcards

1
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What is psuedogout?

A

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD)

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Discuss acute CPPD

A

Presents as acute monoarthropathy - knee, hip, wrist

Usually spontaneous and self limiting

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Discuss chronic CPPD

A

Destructive changes like in OA

Can present as polyarthritis and thus look like RA

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4
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What are the risk factors for CPPD?

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Age, OA< DM, hypothyroid, Hyperparathyroidism, hereditary haemochromotosis, wilsons disease

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What investigations can be done for CPPD?

A

Polarised light microscopy

Xray

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What would you expect to see under polarised light microscopy of CPPD?

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Positively birefringent rhomboid shaped crystals

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What may X-rays show in CPPD?

A

Soft tissue calcium deposition

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What is the treatment for CPPD?

A

Analgesia
NSAIDs
Steroids

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