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Chondrocalcinosis

Chondrocalcinosis or cartilage calcification is calcification (accumulation of calcium salts) in hyaline cartilage and/or fibrocartilage. It can be seen on radiography. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Calcification in articular cartilage
May Cause
Disk calcification
Intervertebral disk calcification
Intra-articular calcification
Monoarticular joint disease
Periarticular calcification
Polyarticular joint disease
May Be Caused by
Acromegaly
Alkaptonuria
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Chronic pyarthrosis
Degenerative osteoarthritis
Gout
Hemochromatosis
Hydroxyapatite deposition disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypophosphatasia
Idiopathic chondrocalcinosis
Osteomyelitis
Oxalosis
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Wilson disease
Synonyms
Calcification in articular cartilage
May Cause
Disk calcification
Intervertebral disk calcification
Intra-articular calcification
Monoarticular joint disease
Periarticular calcification
Polyarticular joint disease
May Be Caused by
Acromegaly
Alkaptonuria
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
Chronic pyarthrosis
Degenerative osteoarthritis
Gout
Hemochromatosis
Hydroxyapatite deposition disease
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypophosphatasia
Idiopathic chondrocalcinosis
Osteomyelitis
Oxalosis
Posttraumatic osteoarthritis
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Wilson disease


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