Dépôts de cristaux de pyrophosphate de calcium dans le ligament transverse de l'atlas
| Autor: | A Pazera, J C Gerster, D Van Linthoudt, D Cao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Neck pain business.industry Transverse ligament General Medicine Disease medicine.disease Cervical spine medicine.anatomical_structure Atlas (anatomy) Medicine Elderly people Radiology medicine.symptom business Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Chondrocalcinosis |
| Zdroj: | Praxis. 93:472-475 |
| ISSN: | 0369-8394 |
| DOI: | 10.1024/0369-8394.93.12.472 |
| Popis: | Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposits, answerable for chondrocalcinosis, are frequently observed in elderly people. Involvement of the spine is not rare. We present the case of a woman hospitalised for an acute arthritis of the right knee related to CPPD crystal deposition disease who suffered from acute neck pain. The computerised tomography showed calcified deposits in the transverse ligament of the atlas highly suggestive of CPPD deposits. This localisation seems to be very common for CPPD deposits. These CPPD crystal deposits may induce pseudo-meningitic attacks or chronic mechanical neck pain. CPPD crystal deposits in the upper cervical spine should be diagnosed when the disease is quiet, in order to avoid unnecessary investigations and therapies when an acute cervical flare occurs. |
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