Erosive arthritis associated with apatite crystal deposition.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1981
Abstract
Apatite crystals can be associated with erosive arthritis. This report describes 3 such patients, 2 of whom had idiopathic apatite crystal deposition and 1 who had apatite related to renal failure and chronic dialysis. Diagnosis was delayed for several years in 1 patient. Roentgenograms showed calcifications in all patients. Synovial fluid had non-birefringent chunks and globules suggestive of apatite. Diagnosis was established by electron microscopy in all 3 patients with verified by x-ray diffraction in 2.
Volume
24
Issue
1
First Page
31
Last Page
37
ISSN
0004-3591
Published In/Presented At
Schumacher, H. R., Miller, J. L., Ludivico, C., & Jessar, R. A. (1981). Erosive arthritis associated with apatite crystal deposition. Arthritis and rheumatism, 24(1), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780240105
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
7470169
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article