A destructive calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint

Authors
Goudot, P Jaquinet, A Gilles, R Richter, M
Citation
P. Goudot et al., A destructive calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease of the temporomandibular joint, J CRANIOF S, 10(5), 1999, pp. 385-388
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
ISSN journal
10492275 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
385 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-2275(199909)10:5<385:ADCPDD>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A case of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition arthrop athy of the temporomandibular joint is reported. The patient presented a 10 -year history of swelling and pain of the left preauricular region. Magneti c resonance imaging showed a calcified mass filling the joint space and des troying the roof of the joint. Radiographs showed chondrocalcinosis of othe r joints. The authors discuss the diagnosis of this arthropathy and the rea son why the temporomandibular joint is more affected than the other joints in the patient reported.