Chondrocalcinosis of the temporomandibular joint: clinical considerations and case report.
The calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD) is a disorder that occasionally affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and is characterized by the presence of crystals in the intra-articular and peri-articular tissues. Diagnosis of CPPD is challenging because clinical symptoms and imaging features are not characteristic and may mimic a chondrosarcoma. A case of a 74-year-old woman with CPPD of the TMJ is reported. This disease rarely involves the TMJ and is not usually considered in the differential diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Covani
Ugo
U
School of Dental Medicine, University of Genova, Italy.
Orlando
Bruno
B
Galletti
Cesare
C
Nuterini
Cristiana
C
Barone
Antonio
A
D000368:Aged; D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate / Q000032:analysis; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003461:Crystallography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate