[CITATION][C] Crystal deposition joint disease
DJ McCarty - Annual Review of Medicine, 1974 - annualreviews.org
Inflammation of joints may be associated with leukocytic phagocytosis of either monosodium
urate (MSU) or calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) microcrys tals, and a previous
review in this series summarized the mechanisms involved in" crystal induced
inflammation"(I). The broader generic term" crystal deposition disease" was coined to
embrace both classic gout (MSU crystal deposition) and pseudogout or chondrocalcinosis
(CPPD crystal deposition)(2). With the recogni tion of the crystals as a sine qua non, the …
urate (MSU) or calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) microcrys tals, and a previous
review in this series summarized the mechanisms involved in" crystal induced
inflammation"(I). The broader generic term" crystal deposition disease" was coined to
embrace both classic gout (MSU crystal deposition) and pseudogout or chondrocalcinosis
(CPPD crystal deposition)(2). With the recogni tion of the crystals as a sine qua non, the …
