Dear Doctor: I was recently diagnosed with chondrocalcinosis, which is quite painful. I know it’s similar to gout, though it is due to calcium crystals rather than urea. What treatments can help with ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Chondrocalcinosis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

Hypomagnesemia increases the risk of chondrocalcinosis and calcium pyrophosphate disease. We examined whether the use of drugs that can cause hypomagnesemia, diuretics and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs ...

THE association of gout and demonstrable calcification of cartilage has received scanty mention in the medical literature. The present study demonstrates that in a high percentage of patients with ...

Chondrocalcinosis (the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in hyaline articular and/or meniscal fibrocartilage) is not associated with cartilage loss in osteoarthritic knees, say ...

In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of ...

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Dear Doctor: I was recently diagnosed with chondrocalcinosis, which is quite painful. I know it's similar to gout, though it is due to calcium crystals rather than urea. What treatments can help with ...