Pseudogout

Pseudogout
Inflammation of the joints caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals, resulting in arthritis, most commonly of the knees, wrists, shoulders, hips, and ankles, usually affecting only one or a few joints at a time.
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Acute episodic synovitis caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals rather than urate crystals as in true gout; associated with articular chondrocalcinosis; the genetics is unclear. SYN: calcium gout.

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pseu·do·gout -'gau̇t n an arthritic condition which resembles gout but is characterized by the deposition of crystalline salts other than urates in and around the joints

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n.
joint pain and swelling, resembling gout, caused by crystals of calcium pyrophosphate in the synovial membrane and fluid. See also chondrocalcinosis.

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pseu·do·gout (sooґdo-gout″) [pseudo- + gout] calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, particularly the acute and subacute forms.

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