1. Psoriatic arthropathy and crystal-induced synovitis.
- Author
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Venkatasubramaniam KV, Bluhm GB, and Riddle JM
- Subjects
- Aged, Arthritis complications, Arthritis drug therapy, Arthritis pathology, Calcium Pyrophosphate, Chondrocalcinosis complications, Chondrocalcinosis drug therapy, Chondrocalcinosis pathology, Female, Gout complications, Gout drug therapy, Gout pathology, Humans, Indomethacin therapeutic use, Male, Methotrexate therapeutic use, Middle Aged, Phenylbutazone therapeutic use, Psoriasis drug therapy, Psoriasis pathology, Synovial Fluid metabolism, Synovitis chemically induced, Synovitis drug therapy, Synovitis pathology, Joint Diseases complications, Psoriasis complications, Synovitis complications
- Abstract
We demonstrated the simultaneous occurrence of psoriatic arthropathy and the 2 major types of crystalline arthritis--pseudogout and gout. The crystals found within aspirated synovial fluid and exudative leukocytes were unequivocally identified using the compensating polarizing microscope as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate in one case and sodium monourate in the other. The surface topography of the intracellular sodium monourate crystals were also displayed.
- Published
- 1980