Destructive arthropathy in chondrocalcinosis articularis.
Destructive arthropathy in chondrocalcinosis articularis.
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关节软骨钙质沉着症的破坏性关节病。
DOI:
10.1136/ard.33.3.196
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发表时间:
1973
影响因子:
27.4
通讯作者:
E. Hamilton
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文献类型:
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作者:
A J Richards;E. Hamilton
Itisnowwellrecognized thatidiopathic chondrocalcinosis articularis, aswell asbeing associated with acute episodes ofpyrophosphate arthropathy, may lead topremature degenerative changes inthejoints involved. Someworkers havealsomadeoccasional reference tothepresence ofjuxta-articular osteolytic lesions (McCarty, Kohn,andFaires, 1962; Currey, 1970.) Morerecently there havebeenreports of destructive joint changes which canbethecauseof considerable disability (Robinson, 1971;Menkes, Simon,Chouraki, Ecoffet, Amor,andDelbarre, 1973). Fivepatients (4womenand1man), fromaseries of eighty patients withidiopathic chondrocalcinosis seen atKing's College Hospital, havedeveloped asevere destructive arthropathy. Innoneofthemwasthere evidence ofhaemochromatosis orhyperparathyroidism andserological tests forsyphilis andfor rheumatoid factor werenegative. Oneofthefive patients hasrecently developed diabetes mellitus and another hasPaget's disease, although neither ofthese conditions iscausing symptoms. Casereports Patient 1,a75-year-old man,wasfirst seenin1969complaining ofpainandswelling ofbothhandsandpainin theright kneeandneck. Investigations showed anormal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), anegative WaalerRosetest, andwidespread chondrocalcinosis inradiographs ofhiships, knees, andlumbar spine. Theserum calcium wasinthenormal range butthealkaline phosphatase wasraised at99i.u./litre (normal range30-85), andPaget's disease ofthepelvis wasseenradiologically. Apart fromthechondrocalcinosis there weredegenerative changes inthehips, knees, andspine. Theradiographs of thehandsareinteresting inthattheyshowunusual destructive changes, especially intheright hand(Fig. 1), andfaint calcification ofhyaline cartilage ispresent inthe metacarpophalangeal joint ofthemiddle finger. The destructive change atthisjoint isobvious withcyst formation andcrumbling ofthejoint surface, butmarginal erosions asseeninrheumatoid arthritis arenotpresent. Patient 2,a 69-year-old woman,developed painand swelling oftheleft shoulder. Aneffusion oftheleft shoulder joint wasaspirated andcalcium pyrophosphate crystals