View source for CPPD DEPOSITION DISEASE-INVESTIGATION

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1. Diagnose CPPD by finding intracellular crystals that are blunted, rhomboid, and are weakly positively birefringent.
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<br/>2. Joint-space narrowing. 
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<br/>3. Chondrocalcinosis: ossification of the cartilage (see image below). Typical of pseudogout. 
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<br/>4. Cyst formation under the cartilage. 


==Reference(s)==
Wilkinson, I. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
<br/>Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
<br/>Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].

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