Gout and pseudogout established by polarized light microscopy of synovial fluid. Methods and two case reports.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003460:Crystallization; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000032:analysis; D006073:Gout / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000032:analysis
D011756:Diphosphates; D014527:Uric Acid; D002118:Calcium