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Presence of CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE in the connective tissues such as the cartilaginous structures of joints. When accompanied by GOUT-like symptoms, it is referred to as pseudogout.
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- Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
- Pseudogout
- Chondrocalcinoses
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note entry term: do not index CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE unless particularly discussed
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- Calcinosis (1966-1971)
- Joint Diseases (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chondrocalcinosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002805
- Chondrocalcinosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocalcinosis
- Chondrocalcinosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559082