CERVICAL-SPINE PSEUDOGOUT WITH MYELOPATHY AND CHARCOT JOINTS

Myelopathy due to calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals in t he cervical spine is rare. Neuropathic-like joints are also uncommon m anifestations of CPPD crystal disease. We describe a 79-year-old woman with multiple neuropathic joints containing CPPD crystals. She also h ad a large mass containing CPPD crystals impinging on the cervical spi nal cord, causing a myelopathy. She appears to be the first patient wi th this combination of unusual clinical features with CPPD disease.