| 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 |
Friday, February 5, 2010
91 - Differences between Gout and Pseudogout
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I have every symptom you list so I I guess I have Pseudogout Gout..
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