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-==Background==
+#REDIRECT [[Gout and Pseudogout]]
-Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) - rhomboid shaped positive birefringence
-==Diagnosis==
-acute attacks of mono or oligoarticular inlammatory arthritis
-progressive joint deenerative changes similar to OA
-Evolves over days
-Age > 50
-Knee, wrists, ankles, elbows
-Systemic illness, surgery, trauma triggers
-Assoc with hyperparathyroidism and hemochromatosis
-==See Also==
-[[Monoarticular Arthritis]]
-[[Gout]]
 [[Category:Rheum]]
 [[Category:Ortho]]