title: A case of pseudogout.
abstract: We report a 56-year-old Japanese male with a gout-like acute attack of synovitis and panniculitis in his right wrist without hyperuricemia. Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals were found in the synovial fluid of the affected joint. A diagnosis of pseudogout was made. The attack subsided two days after medication with 30 mg of predonisolon. Although this is a relatively common disease in elderly people, we rarely encounter such case reports in dermatological journals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
mesh_terms: D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate / Q000032:analysis; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D014955:Wrist Joint
chemical_list: D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate