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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... == CPPD == Think ... About CPPD When ... Hemochromatosis • Hyperparathyroidism ... Hypothyroidism • Hypomagnesemia
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
production - Hyperparathyroidism ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... inhibited by iron - Hypomagnesia ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Deposition Disease (CPPD ... calcium to form CPP ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Hemochromatosis • Hyperparathyroidism ... Hypothyroidism • Hypomagnesemia