Familial calcium pyrophosphate deposition
What is Familial calcium pyrophosphate deposition?
A rare inherited rheumatologic disease which causes calcification of articular fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage, a process termed chondrocalcinosis (CC). It often associates with acute synovitis and osteoarthritis (OA).
Other condition names
- Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease
- Familial CC
- Familial CPPD
- Familial articular chondrocalcinosis
- Hereditary CC
- Hereditary articular chondrocalcinosis
- Hereditary calcium pyrophosphate deposition
Inheritance type
Autosomal dominant, Not applicable
Age of Onset
- Adult
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