Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease or CPPD used to be called Pseudogout. This illness most often happens in the knees, but can also happen in your hands, wrists, shoulders, elbows, or ankles. With CPPD, you have calcium crystals in your joints and nearby tissues. The crystals cause you to have sudden pain, swelling, heat, and redness. This can happen after surgery or an injury to the area. Your doctor may order x-rays to look for fluid or swelling around the joint. Also, your doctor may draw fluid from the area. It will be tested to look for crystals or white blood cells in the fluid. This helps to look for infections or septic joints.
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About this topic
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease or CPPD used to be called Pseudogout. This illness most often happens in the knees, but can also happen in your hands, wrists, shoulders, elbows, or ankles. With CPPD, you have calcium crystals in your joints and nearby tissues. The crystals cause you to have sudden pain, swelling, heat, and redness. This can happen after surgery or an injury to the area. Your doctor may order x-rays to look for fluid or swelling around the joint. Also, your doctor may draw fluid from the area. It will be tested to look for crystals or white blood cells in the fluid. This helps to look for infections or septic joints.
What drugs may be needed?
Help with pain and swelling
When do I need to call the doctor?
Signs of infection. These include a fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, chills.,Worsening pain or swelling of the joint,Joint is very warm
Body systems
Neuromuscular and Skeletal,Therapy (Occupational, Physical, Speech, etc)
What are other common names?
Arthritis of the Knee,Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease,Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease,Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease,Chondrocalcinosis,CPPD,Crystal Deposition in Joints,Pseudogout,Seudogout
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