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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Pseudogout_-_very_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Chondrocalcinosis. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Synonyms = | |||
| Micro = crystals with a rhomboid-shape -- positively birefringent, blue when aligned | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = benign calcification, [[osteoarthritis]] | |||
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| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[joints]] - especially knee | |||
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| Syndromes = | |||
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| Symptoms = joint pain | |||
| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Rads = +/-[[loose bodies]] | |||
| Endoscopy = | |||
| Prognosis = benign | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = [[osteoarthritis]] | |||
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'''Chondrocalcinosis''', also '''calcium pyrophosphate deposition''' and '''calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease''' (abbreviated '''CPPD'''),<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001458/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001458/]. Accessed on: 28 October 2011.</ref> is a benign condition of the [[joints]]. | '''Chondrocalcinosis''', also '''calcium pyrophosphate deposition''' and '''calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease''' (abbreviated '''CPPD'''),<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001458/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001458/]. Accessed on: 28 October 2011.</ref> is a benign condition of the [[joints]]. | ||