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A Case of Pseudogout
Author(s) -
Usuki Kazunari,
Yamashita Miki,
Kanzaki Tamotsu
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02167.x
Subject(s) - pseudogout , hyperuricemia , gout , medicine , synovitis , chondrocalcinosis , synovial fluid , calcium pyrophosphate , dermatology , ankle , panniculitis , osteoarthritis , rheumatoid arthritis , pathology , uric acid , calcium , alternative medicine
Abstract We report a 56‐year‐old Japanese male with a gout‐like acute attack of synovitis and panniculitis in his right wrist without hyperuricemia. Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals were found in the synovial fluid of the affected joint. A diagnosis of pseudogout was made. The attack subsided two days after medication with 30 mg of predonisolon. Although this is a relatively common disease in elderly people, we rarely encounter such case reports in dermatological journals.