A CASE OF ACUTE CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE ARTHRITIS IN TWO RARE SITES OF INVOLVEMENT: THE CERVICAL FACET AND ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT

SUZAN SAYLISOY

Joint Diseases and Related Surgery - 2020;31(2):395-398

Department of Radiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey

 

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition (CPPD) disease, also known as pseudogout, in which crystals are deposited in the joints and/or soft tissues, leads to a variety of articular and periarticular disorders. Herein we report a 67-year-old female patient with neck pain who was diagnosed as CPPD disease of both the atlantoaxial joint and right C4-C5 facet joint with radiological findings. The combined use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging can be helpful in establishing a diagnosis and providing the correct treatment.