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[Compressive cervical myelopathy due to massive periodontoid calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition]
F. Bobbio-Pallavicini1, O. Epis, L. Cavagna
1Unità Operativa di Reumatologia dell'Università degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia; Italia.
Reumatismo
|June 29, 2002
Abstract:
A 77 year-old man suffering from psoriatic arthropathy presented with progressive myelopathy due to massive deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in peri-odontoid tissue. The magnetic resonance imaging and computer tomographic pictures of the involved site are shown and discussed. The clinical spectrum of crystal deposition disease involving the atlo-axial joint is briefly reviewed.