title: [Clinical pitfalls in the diagnosis of microcrystalline arthritis].
abstract: Diagnosis of microcrystalline arthritis often is based on joint punctures, performed whenever possible. The clinical features of the crises may suggest diagnosis, but is not decisive. The course before or during treatment is not indicative and cannot fully exclude infection when the patient is seen during a crisis; arthritis with one or several microcrystals is possible, as in forms associated with joint infection. For well-oriented management, good knowledge of such diagnostic difficulties is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service de rhumatologie, CHU Avicenne, UFR Bobigny.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghezail
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Boissier
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003460:Crystallization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Les pièges cliniques du diagnostic des arthrites microcristallines.