Abstract Number: 0270 • ACR Convergence 2024
Longitudinal Patterns of C-Reactive Protein Values in Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) Disease
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is a crystalline arthritis affecting older adults. Systemic inflammation occurs during flares of acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis…Abstract Number: 0272 • ACR Convergence 2024
Calcifications of the Transverse Ligament of the Atlas in Patients Diagnosed with Calciumpyrophosphate Crystal Arthritis – a Retrospective Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Chondrocalcinosis (CC) is commonly detected on X-ray films of the knee, wrist, and symphysis pubis. Calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) deposition disease is sometimes associated with…Abstract Number: 0279 • ACR Convergence 2024
Macrophage Intracellular Fates of Monosodium Urate and Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals: Phagocytosis, Exchanged/expulsion and Dissolution of Crystals
Background/Purpose: Gout, due to the presence of monosodium urate crystals (MSU) and calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal deposition disease are both responsible for recurrent inflammation flares.…Abstract Number: 0284 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Using Ultrasonography in Patients with a Suspected Diagnosis of Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease is a common condition that can cause chronic polyarticular inflammatory joint disease, which sometimes resembles rheumatoid arthritis. Misdiagnosis is especially…Abstract Number: 1109 • ACR Convergence 2024
Differences Between Correlation and Causal Inference in Detecting Predictors of Undefined Crystal Arthropathy in Women
Background/Purpose: Crystal arthropaties, including gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD), are prevalent and burdensome conditions. The ALLSTAR model allows the identification of reliable causal,…Abstract Number: 1340 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characteristics and Long-term Outcomes of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Concurrent Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a common crystalline arthritis that can both present alongside rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and, given its similar pattern of…Abstract Number: 2562 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Forms of CPPD: Retrospective Study of 55 Cases
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a heterogeneous disease that can manifest as acute or chronic arthritis. Treatment options for chronic forms of the…Abstract Number: 0269 • ACR Convergence 2024
Delphi Survey to Establish Consensus on the OMERACT Core Domain Set for Long-Term Studies of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
Background/Purpose: To agree on important domains for the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core domain set for long-term studies of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease.Methods:…Abstract Number: 0230 • ACR Convergence 2023
Looking Beyond Infections in Job Syndrome: Peripheral Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease in a Cohort of Patients with Job Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Job syndrome or hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome is an immunodeficiency for which the clinical picture consists largely of frequent infectious complications of the lungs, sinuses,…Abstract Number: 0235 • ACR Convergence 2023
Fractures in Patients with Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis versus Matched Comparators in a Large Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease was positively associated with osteopenia in two large cross-sectional studies, but risk of fractures has not been evaluated. We…Abstract Number: 0250 • ACR Convergence 2023
Validation of Singe-Shot Computational Polarized Microscopy for Crystal Analysis of Synovial Fluid
Background/Purpose: The gold standard for diagnosis of crystal arthritis relies on the identification of either monosodium urate (MSU) or calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals in synovial…Abstract Number: 0318 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Association of CT-Detected Intra-Articular Mineralization with MRI-Detected Effusion-Synovitis and Hoffa’s Synovitis in Knee OA: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular (IA) deposition of calcium crystals (chondrocalcinosis), is common in knee OA. While calcium crystals can cause inflammatory arthritis, their contribution to joint inflammation…Abstract Number: 1115 • ACR Convergence 2023
EULAR Recommendations for the Use of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of Crystal-induced Arthropathies in Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: The multifaceted clinical presentation in crystal-induced arthropathies (CiA) poses challenges to imaging. Our goal was to formulate evidence-based recommendations on the use of imaging…Abstract Number: 1118 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Nomenclature of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) Disease – Results of a Systematic Literature Review for the Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN) CPPD Nomenclature Project
Background/Purpose: Despite prior attempts at standardising terminology of calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease (including the 2011 EULAR recommendations for CPPD terminology and diagnosis), many different…Abstract Number: 1119 • ACR Convergence 2023
Preliminary Descriptive Analysis of the RADIAL Cohort Study About the Prevalence and the Clinical Characteristics of Patients with CPPD in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: The RADIAL study is aimed to evaluate the performance of a composite approach, based on clinical, laboratory and ultrasound (US) data in the differential…