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ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2022

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in a 9-year-old with osteomyelitis of the knee: A case report.

William Pavlis, David S Constantinescu, Rajan Murgai, Spencer Barnhill, Brian Black

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Article in World journal of orthopedics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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William PavlisDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Miami, Miami, 33136, United States. wwp7@med.miami.edu.
David S ConstantinescuDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Miami, Miami, 33136, United States.
Rajan MurgaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Miami, Miami, 33136, United States.
Spencer BarnhillDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Miami, Miami, 33136, United States.
Brian BlackDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Miami, Miami, 33136, United States.

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Abstract

backgroundCalcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD), or pseudogout, is an inflammatory arthritis common among elderly patients, but rarely seen in patients under the age of 40. In the rare cases presented of young patients with CPPD, genetic predisposition or related metabolic conditions were almost always identified. CASE SUMMARY: The authors report the case of a 9-year-old boy with no past medical history who presented with acute knee pain and swelling after a cat scratch injury 5 d prior. Synovial fluid analysis identified calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. Further MRI analysis identified osteomyelitis and a small soft tissue abscess.

conclusionThis case presents the extremely rare diagnostic finding of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in a previously healthy pediatric patient. The presence of osteomyelitis presents a unique insight into the pathogenesis of these crystals in pediatric patients. More research needs to be done on the role of CPPD in pediatric arthritis and joint infection.

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Calcium pyrophosphateCase reportCrystalsOsteomyelitisPediatricsPseudogout

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PMID36189334
PMCPMC9516619

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