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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium ... Pyrophosphate Deposition ... precipitates with calcium ... deposit and can activate ... • Gram stain, culture
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... polarized light microscopy ... crystals (gout) or calcium ... pyrophosphate dihydrate
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... Pathophysiology: • Pyrophosphate ... precipitates with calcium ... deposit and can activate ... • Gram stain, culture