Abstract
The crystal-associated arthropathies are a group of metabolic diseases in which crystals (especially monosodium urate, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate, and calcium hydroxyapatite) are deposited in and around joints. One can differentiate three crystal-induced arthropathies: gout, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease, and hydroxyapatite crystal deposition disease.
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Fassbender, H.G. (2002). Crystal-Associated Arthropathies. In: Pathology and Pathobiology of Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04819-1_17
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