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chondrocalcinosis CHORUS

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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00078.html

Description: "the three C's"
1. Cation disease * hyperparathyroidism (Ca++) * hemochromatosis (Fe++) * Wilson disease (Cu++)
2. Crystal deposition disease * gout (sodium monourate) * calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD, pseudogout)
3. Cartilage degeneration * ochronosis * acromegaly * hypophosphatasia * osteoarthritis

Type: Lecture/Presentation
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: CHORUS
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Sat Oct 03 2009