Calcium pyrophosphate crystals detected by ultrasound in patients without radiographic evidence of cartilage calcifications

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2602-2603

  Gutierrez, Marwin ^a   Di Geso, Luca ^a   Filippucci, Emilio ^a   Grassi, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; COLCHICINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHONDROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYALINE CARTILAGE; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPY; MONARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 78649756036     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100653     Document Type: Article

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