Abstract
Two cases of Charcot-like joints in patients with pseudogout who were otherwise neurologically intact are presented. The arthropathy of pseudogout should include Charcot-like joints and it is emphasized that an apparent Charcot joint should raise the question of pseudogout.
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Helms, C.A., Chapman, G.S. & Wild, J.H. Charcot-like joints in calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease. Skeletal Radiol 7, 55–58 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347172
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