Friday, February 5, 2010

91 - Differences between Gout and Pseudogout

GOUT
PSEUDOGOUT
1.       Smaller joints
1.       Large joints
2.       Intense pain
2.       Moderate pain
3.       Joint inflamed
3.       Joint swollen
4.       Hyperuricemia
4.       Chondrocalcinosis
5.       Uric acid crystals
5.       Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
6.       Rod shaped crystals
6.       Rectangular shaped crystals
7.       Negatively bisfringent
7.       Positive bisfringence

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I have every symptom you list so I I guess I have Pseudogout Gout..

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