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Last updated Tuesday, December 21, 2004
What is cppd deposition disease?
CPPD (Calcium Pyrophosphade Dehydrate) crystal deposition disease causes pain, swelling, and sometimes redness and/or heat in one or many joints. It is defined by the presence of a distinctive type of crystal: calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD).
Sometimes CPPD crystals can cause symptoms that resemble rheumatoid arthritis and/or osteoarthritis. Unlike these other diseases, however, the symptoms of CPPD crystal deposition disease are caused by tiny CPPD crystals.
Some people use other terms to describe this condition. In the past, many doctors referred to CPPD crystal deposition disease as pseudogout because the crystals in both gout and CPPD crystal deposition disease can cause similar symptoms.
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