title: Case report: coexistence of acute calcific periarthritis and infection.
abstract: Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystal deposition around the joints may sometimes lead to an acute inflammatory condition called calcific periarthritis. In this article, the authors describe a 62-year-old man with BCP crystal-induced periarthritis coexisting with an infection. Rheumatoid arthritis and crystal-induced synovitis complicated by infection has been described in the literature. To date, this is the first report of coexistent calcific periarthritis and an infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30033, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razzaq
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kokko
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Agudelo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002114:Calcinosis; D004550:Elbow / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010489:Periarthritis / Q000150:complications*