title: Case report 859: Massive calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease involving the wrist joint.
abstract: A case of massive calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (MCPDD) is reported. A 41-year-old Japanese man presented with swelling, intermittent pain, and limitation of motion in the wrist. Radiological studies indicated amorphous calcification and bone erosion. MCPDD, although rare, should be included in the list of the differential diagnosis of periarticular calcific diseases.
authors.affiliation: Center for Radiological Sciences, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology