Calcium pyrophosphatase dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease in a teaching hospital in Kuwait

Description: The present report shows that CPPD-CDD may not be uncommon among Arabs in the Gulf region. A high degree of clinical awareness and routine examination of joint aspirates with careful analysis for crystals may make it a more common diagnosis in this part of the world. In this regard it is interesting to note that cases and case series including familial cases have been reported from North Africa, especially Tunisia, indicating that the disease has been well described in Arabs of other geographical regions.
Calcium pyrophosphatase dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease in a teaching hospital in Kuwait. Malaviya AN, Al-Shari IM, Al-Shayeb AR, Shehab D, Hussain MA, Al-Mutairy M, Roberts OM, Al-Ghuriear S. Ann Rheum Dis. 2001 Apr;60(4):416-9 Full text available