Tristan Pascart

Dec 10, 2024 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Tristan Pascart |Augustin Latourte |Sara K. Tedeschi |Mariano Andrés |Fabio Becce |Thomas Bardin | +5 more

INTRODUCTION Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease occurs as a consequence of the pathological presence of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals inside joints.1-4 It is an umbrella term comprising different acute and chronic phenotypes, which often coexist.5, 6 Acute CPP crystal arthritis presents with severe joint pain and swelling, like gout flares, commonly affecting knees, wrists, and ankles and lasting for several days to weeks.7-10 These episodes can be recurrent.

Aug 1, 2024 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Tristan Pascart |Augustin Latourte |Sara K. Tedeschi

Objective To examine the disease, demographic, and imaging features associated with different inflammatory phenotypes of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease i.e., recurrent acute CPP crystal arthritis, chronic CPP crystal inflammatory arthritis, and crowned dens syndrome (CDS).