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Calcium pyrophosphate deposition

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition

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Is a type of:

Joint diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Symptoms

Joint swelling
Fever

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Calcium pyrophosphate deposition
Colchicine
3
6 reviews
Acetaminophen
1.9
19 reviews
NSAIDs
Steroids
Pain medicine
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Calcium pyrophosphate deposition

Surgery

Joint replacement surgery
3.1
7 reviews
Joint aspiration
2.9
8 reviews

Tests

Alkaline phosphatase
Ionized calcium
Iron and iron binding capacity

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