Idiopathic haemarthrosis with chondrocalcinosis.

Abstract

IgA serum levels and disease Idiopathic haemarthrosis with activity in ankylosing spondylitis chondrocalcinosis SIR, I read with considerable interest the report by Franssen and associates of a prospective study of IgA serum levels and disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS).' In their comparative trial of phenylbutazone and

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“…Hemarthrosis could be observed in the setting of chondrocalcinosis and/or severe joint destruction such as neuroarthropathy or advanced osteoarthritis (6). In our patient, these diseases can be easily excluded because of her young age and because of the normal findings on knee joint radiographs.…”

Spinal Epidural Hematoma Caused by Pseudogout: A Case Report and Literature Review

“…A possible association between chondrocalcinosis and spontaneous hemarthrosis, mainly of the knee and shoulder, has been described in the literature. [9][10][11] No mechanism for the development of hemarthrosis has been identified, although it may be that calcium pyrophosphate crystals induce an inflammatory reaction in vessel walls and weakens them. Spinal involvement can have serious consequences if not considered in the differential diagnosis of subacute and acute neurologic presentations.…”