Pseudo Gout

Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease (CPPD)
(Pseudo Gout)


Who is at risk?

Men and women are equally affected by calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
(CPPD) crystal deposition disease. Chances of getting it increase with
age -- about 50% of people 80 to 90 years old have CPPD deposition,
which may or may not be symptomatic. A small percentage of people with
CPPD crystal deposition disease inherited the susceptibility, but this
is extremely rare. The condition can also occur secondary to certain
metabolic conditions, such as:

* *Hyperparathyroidism* (overactive parathyroid gland)

* *Hemochromatosis* (genetically caused increased iron absorption
and subsequent overload)

* *Hypothyroidism* (an underactive thyroid gland)

* *Amyloidosis* (an accumulation of certain proteins in organs
and tissues)

* *Hypomagnesemia* (too little magnesium in blood plasma)

* *Hypophosphatasia* (phosphatase deficiency)




.... The sun comes up too early for my liking!
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

I wonder what the odds of someone 46 years old having it are??????
I have it and was dx at the age of 46.....Anybody else here been dx????
Cindy
"Califchief" <califchief@fidotel.com> wrote in message
news:1199732156.11.0@fidotel.com...
>
> Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease (CPPD)
> (Pseudo Gout)
>
>
> Who is at risk?
>
> Men and women are equally affected by calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
> (CPPD) crystal deposition disease. Chances of getting it increase with
> age -- about 50% of people 80 to 90 years old have CPPD deposition,
> which may or may not be symptomatic. A small percentage of people with
> CPPD crystal deposition disease inherited the susceptibility, but this
> is extremely rare. The condition can also occur secondary to certain
> metabolic conditions, such as:
>
> * *Hyperparathyroidism* (overactive parathyroid gland)
>
> * *Hemochromatosis* (genetically caused increased iron absorption
> and subsequent overload)
>
> * *Hypothyroidism* (an underactive thyroid gland)
>
> * *Amyloidosis* (an accumulation of certain proteins in organs
> and tissues)
>
> * *Hypomagnesemia* (too little magnesium in blood plasma)
>
> * *Hypophosphatasia* (phosphatase deficiency)
>
>
>
>
> ... The sun comes up too early for my liking!
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12