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Gout & Pseudogout

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Crystal-induced arthropathies are a favourite NEET PG theme because the entire diagnosis can pivot on a single line of synovial fluid microscopy. Gout is caused by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, while pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, CPPD) is caused by calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals. Master the crystal shape, birefringence, joint distribution and drugs, and you have locked in 2

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