What are the differential diagnoses for Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) Disease?

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Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Radiograph of the knee showing chondrocalcinosis involving the meniscal cartilage, as well as evidence of osteoarthritis.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Radiograph of the wrist and hand showing chondrocalcinosis of the articular disc of the wrist and atypical osteoarthritis involving the metacarpophalangeal joints in a patient with underlying hemochromatosis.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Appearance of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals obtained from the knee of a patient with pseudogout. The crystals are rhomboid-shaped with weakly positive birefringence, as seen by compensated polarized microscopy. The black arrow indicates the direction of the compensator.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. High-powered view of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals with compensated polarized microscopy. The black arrow indicates the direction of the compensator. Crystals parallel to the compensator are blue, while those perpendicular to the compensator are yellow.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. High-powered view of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals with compensated polarized microscopy. The crystals parallel to the compensator were blue, while those perpendicular to the compensator were yellow. However, the crystals have been rotated 90%, resulting in a color change in both of them. The direction of the compensator was not changed and is indicated by the black arrow.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Ultrasonography of the wrist demonstrates chondrocalcinosis.
Intraoperative photographs demonstrate extensive precipitate deposition of the calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the articular cartilage, meniscus, and synovium of a knee. Left images depict femoral and tibial surfaces. Right images depict anterior cruciate ligament.
Intraoperative photographs demonstrate extensive precipitate deposition of the calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the articular cartilage, meniscus, and synovium of a knee. Upper left image depicts anterior horn medial meniscus. Lower left image depicts undersurface of meniscus. Upper right image depicts medial femoral condyle. Lower right image depicts synovium.
Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Ultrasound scan of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) of the wrist shows thin hyperechoic bands parallel to the surface of the hyaline cartilage. Other findings include a punctate pattern consisting of several hyperechoic spots and homogeneous hyperechoic nodular or oval deposits in the articular surface.

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Constantine K Saadeh, MD President, Allergy ARTS, LLP; Principal Investigator, Amarillo Center for Clinical Research, Ltd

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Nicole Davey-Ranasinghe, MD Rheumatologist, Allergy ARTS, LLP, Amarillo Center for Clinical Research, Ltd

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Herbert S Diamond, MD Visiting Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center; Chairman Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine, Western Pennsylvania Hospital

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Neil J Barkin, MD, FAAOS Consulting Surgeon, Capitol Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, LLC

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Lawrence H Brent, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Chair, Program Director, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein Medical Center

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Harris Gellman, MD Consulting Surgeon, Broward Hand Center; Voluntary Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine

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Kristine M Lohr, MD, MS Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Center for the Advancement of Women's Health and Division of Rheumatology, Director, Rheumatology Training Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

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The authors wish to thank Shannon Shaw and Michael Gaylor for their hard work in helping to prepare this article.

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