Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease of the Temporomandibular Joint*

Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease of the Temporomandibular Joint*

Abstract Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPDD, tophaceous pseudogout) is a rare crystal arthropathy characterized by calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition in joint spaces, episodes of synovitis, and radiological features of chondrocalcinosis. We present a case of 61-year-old w...

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Main Authors: Vasisht Srinivasan, Andrew Wensel, Paul Dutcher, Shawn Newlands, Mahlon Johnson, George Edward Vates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
temporomandibular joint
calcium pyrophosphate
cpdd
chondrocalcinosis
tophaceous pseudogout
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0032-1329190

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