- CPPD disease
- calcium pyrophosphate deposition d.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
CPPD disease
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CPPD — Abbreviation for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. * * * calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition [syndrome]; cisplatin; cost per patient day * * * calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate; see calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease under… … Medical dictionary
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calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease — (CPDD) an acute or chronic inflammatory arthropathy caused by deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals in the joints and characterized by chondrocalcinosis and the presence of the crystals in synovial fluid (see also… … Medical dictionary
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calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals — microscopic crystals of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate occurring in the synovial fluid in calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease … Medical dictionary
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Milwaukee shoulder syndrome — (apatite associated destructive arthritis) is a rheumatological condition similar to Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD), and is the result of periarticular or intraarticular deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals. Crystal… … Wikipedia
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