CaOx crystals may be deposited in joints in primary oxalosis (rare) or secondary oxalosis (a complication of end-stage renal disease). Clinical syndrome similar to gout and CPPD disease. Treatment: marginally effective.
For a more detailed discussion, see Schumacher HR, Chen LX: Gout and Other Crystal-Associated Arthropathies, Chap. 395, p. 2233 and Burns CM, Wortmann RL: Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism, Chap. 431e, in HPIM-19. |
Section 12. Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology