Chondrocalcinosis Articularis (Pseudogout Syndrome)

Intravenous colchicine in the treatment of acute pseudogout

“…It is important to note that there is no firm documentation that colchicine does nor work in the therapy of acute pseudogout. For example, Moskowitz et a1 (7) administered colchicine to 2 of their patients with acute pseudogout (one intravenously and one orally) and a rapid and excellent response was noted. Such cases may mirror the experience of other rheumatologists who have had occasion to use this drug in the treatment of acute pseudogout (Wallace SL, personal communication).…”

Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease of the Temporal Bone

“…6 ,2 1-25 Gout, which was present in our patient, coexists in only 5% of patients. 26 The diagnosis is made by identifying the calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joint and noting the usual linear punctate calcifications radiographically. The diagnosis is often a difficult one preoperatively, secondary to the ability of this disease to mimic other • • disease processes, especially chondrosarcoma.…”