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  2. Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease

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    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]

  3. Gout - Wikipedia

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    Gout (/ ɡ aʊ t / GOWT [7]) is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of pain in a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint, [2] [8] caused by the deposition of needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals. [9]

  4. Your Gout Guide: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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    Risk Factors for Gout. Some things are known to increase the risk for gout. These are called risk factors. Not everyone with risk factors for gout will develop it, but those with risk factors are ...

  5. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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    Gout and pseudo-gout [24] Septic arthritis [25] Ankylosing spondylitis [26] Juvenile idiopathic arthritis [27] Still's disease [28] Psoriatic arthritis [29] Joint pain can also be a symptom of other diseases. In this case, the arthritis is considered to be secondary to the main disease; these include: Psoriasis [30] Reactive arthritis [31]

  6. Chondrocalcinosis - Wikipedia

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    However, chondrocalcinosis in the presence of CPPD may cause symptoms similar to Pseudogout, Pseudo-rheumatoid arthritis, and Pseudo-osteoarthritis. Chondrocalcinosis may be accompanied by joint pain, joint swelling, and decreased range of motion.

  7. Mayo Clinic - Wikipedia

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    Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit hospital system with campuses in Rochester, Minnesota; Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona; and Jacksonville, Florida. [22] [23] Mayo Clinic employs 76,000 people, including more than 7,300 physicians and clinical residents and over 66,000 allied health staff, as of 2022. [5]

  8. Knee arthritis - Wikipedia

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    It is not always certain why arthritis of the knee develops. [citation needed] The knee may become affected by almost any form of arthritis, including those related to mechanical damage of the structures of the knee (osteoarthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis), various autoimmune forms of arthritis (including; rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, and SLE-related arthritis, psoriatic ...

  9. Milwaukee shoulder syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Milwaukee shoulder syndrome (MSS) (apatite-associated destructive arthritis/Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystal arthritis/rapid destructive arthritis of the shoulder) [1] is a rare [2] rheumatological condition similar to pseudogout, associated with periarticular or intra-articular deposition of hydroxyapatite or basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals.