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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Joint Diseases > Crystal Arthropathies

Preferred term

Crystal Arthropathies  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Joint disorders that are characterized by accumulation of microcrystals in and around the joint including in the SYNOVIAL FLUID. They are classified according to the chemical nature of the crystals such as CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; basic CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; and monosodium urate (see URIC ACID).

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Entry terms

  • Crystal Arthritis
  • Crystalline Arthritis
  • Crystalline Arthropathies

In other languages

  • French

  • Arthrite à cristaux
  • Arthrite cristalline
  • Arthrites à cristaux
  • Arthrites cristallines
  • Arthropathies cristallines

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CHSXH0DW-0

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