Pseudogout

Alternate Name: Chondrocakinosis

Test:

Synovial fluid microscopy (calcium pyrophos-phate crystals), synovial fluid WCC (H), S.uric acid (N), ESR (H), S.calcium (H or N)

Sign:

Dd:

Gout, osteoarthritis, joint trauma, rheumatoid ar-thritis

Phys:

Acute synovais due to deposition of calcium saki in joint cartilage. May be associated with hyper:-parathyroidism