Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease
Other namesPseudogout
Polarized light microscopy of CPPD, showing rhombus-shaped calcium pyrophosphate crystals with positive birefringence.
Artistic depiction of pseudogout crystals (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals)

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, also known as pseudogout and pyrophosphate arthropathy, is a rheumatologic disease which is thought to be secondary to abnormal accumulation of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals within joint soft tissues.[1] The knee joint is most commonly affected.[2] The disease is metabolic in origin and its treatment remains symptomatic.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wright1997 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference emedicine1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Abhishek A, Doherty M (2016). "Update on calcium pyrophosphate deposition". Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 34 (4 Suppl 98): 32–38. PMID 27586801.