Chondrocalcinosis of the temporomandibular joint. A parotid pseudotumor.
Chondrocalcinosis of the temporomandibular joint. A parotid pseudotumor.
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颞下颌关节软骨钙质沉着症。
DOI:
10.1001/archotol.1985.00800080089013
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发表时间:
1985
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通讯作者:
T. Calcaterra
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作者:
J. Zemplenyi;T. Calcaterra
Chondrocalcinosis, ie, calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, has a spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from an absence of symptoms to a severely destructive arthropathy. We recently treated a patient with CPPD deposition adjacent to the temporomandibular joint, which simulated a parotid tumor. The CPPD crystals are weakly positively birefringent under a polarizing microscope. Most frequently they are found roentgenographically as asymptomatic deposits in fibrocartilaginous structures, especially the knee meniscus. A less frequent manifestation is "pseudogout" acute arthritis. Rarely, joint destruction is found.