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Yohei Kanzawa1, Jun Ohnishi1, Naoto Ishimaru1
1Department of General Internal Medicine Akashi Medical Center Hyogo Japan.
Journal of General and Family Medicine
|May 5, 2022
Abstract:
The image shows calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease-induced facet joint arthritis in a Japanese female. In this case, an extremely small fluid specimen meant it was not possible for a full analysis set, but gram stain and culture allowed correct diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated with celecoxib.
