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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
acute arthritic ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... culture used to diagnose ... #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... , ACE, calcium-b ... #sle #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
acute arthritic ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... , ACE, calcium-b ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management