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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Asymptomatic CPPD ... Intercritical Gout: Asymptomatic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis - asymptomatic ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Latent: Asymptomatic ... Active: Symptomatic ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... pyrophosphatase activity ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... #Disease #Signs ... #Symptoms #Pathophysiology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... • Underlying disease ... Asymptomatic CPPD
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease