title: Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate arthropathy with condylar destruction of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: We report a case of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) arthropathy with condylar destruction of the temporomandibular joint. Diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical findings and x-ray evidence of severe destruction of the condyle. The most likely diagnosis was considered to be neoplasm and a secondary infection of the left TMJ. Review of sections of the condyle taken at operation confirmed the diagnosis of left TMJ pseudogout. The postoperative course was uneventful with improvement in the clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. osano@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osano
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery