The type of pseudogout treatment depends on several factors, including your age, other medications you’re taking, your overall health, your medical history, and how severe the attacks are.

Pseudogout is an acute presentation of one type of crystal deposition disease in which calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals are ... Treatment requires thorough arthrocentesis to remove ...

Gout and pseudogout have similar symptoms, but very different causes and treatment. We’ll tell you about the similarities and differences when it comes to pseudogout vs gout.

Pseudogout is a term used to refer to calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD). It results from calcium pyrophosphate crystals forming and building up in the joints and nearby tissues ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: My doctor says I have CPPD (pseudogout) in both knees. My treatment is colchicine, Mobic and Dilaudid. My right knee has become severely painful. My primary doctor said he is unaw… ...

Pseudogout also can resemble osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, ... Treatment usually includes pain- and inflammation-relieving NSAIDs or injections of a glucocorticoid to keep the swelling ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In your recent column on pseudogout, you didn’t discuss treatment. I had it earlier this year, and after a while it went away. It was very painful. Is there any medication to ...

Treatment for pseudogout. DR. PAUL DONOHUE Featured Columnist. Dear Dr. Donohue: Can you give me information about calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease? My orthopedic doctor told me I have it.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have pseudogout. It's hard for me to explain to people, so I either tell them I have gout or I don't tell them anything.