Patients with CPPD disease were 80% more likely to experience a fracture, compared with those without the disease, with wrist fractures driving this trend.
Since 2011, the nomenclature guidelines have been cited hundreds of times, but a new report finds that the medical literature mostly hasn’t followed the recommendations.
Abstract: In this 2-year retrospective case series, we characterise the calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) inpatient cohort at a single centre and assess the efficacy and safety of anakinra in its treatment. Adult inpatients with CPPD between 1st September 2020 and 30th September 2022 were identified by ICD-10 codes and confirmed based on clinical diagnosis and either CPP crystals on aspirate or chondrocalcinosis on imaging. Charts were reviewed for demographic, clinical, biochemical data, treatment choice, and response. Response to treatment was determined from chart documentation and calculated from time of first CPPD treatment. Daily responses to anakinra were recorded if anakinra was used. Seventy patients accounting for 79 cases of CPPD were identified. Twelve cases received anakinra, whilst 67 cases received conventional therapy only. Patient receiving anakinra were predominantly male, had multiple comorbidities, and had higher CRPs and serum creatinine when compared
Doctors are keeping Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in hospital overnight for observation after finding an abnormality while examining his swollen right hand on Saturday.