Abstract
Three patients were found to have calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD) as the cause of prolonged fever and elevated sedimentation rate. All responded to treatment. CPPD should be considered in evaluating patients with fever and high sedimentation rate.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Blood Sedimentation
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Calcium Pyrophosphate / metabolism*
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Chondrocalcinosis / blood
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Chondrocalcinosis / diagnosis*
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Crystallization
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diphosphates / metabolism*
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Female
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Fever / diagnosis*
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Humans
Substances
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Diphosphates
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Calcium Pyrophosphate