Fidler W K, Dewar C L, Fenton P V
Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
J Rheumatol. 1996 Aug;23(8):1445-8.
Myelopathy due to calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals in the cervical spine is rare. Neuropathic-like joints are also uncommon manifestations of CPPD crystal disease. We describe a 79-year-old woman with multiple neuropathic joints containing CPPD crystals. She also had a large mass containing CPPD crystals impinging on the cervical spinal cord, causing a myelopathy. She appears to be the first patient with this combination of unusual clinical features with CPPD disease.
颈椎因二水焦磷酸钙（CPPD）晶体所致的脊髓病较为罕见。类神经病性关节也是CPPD晶体病的不常见表现。我们描述了一位79岁女性，其多个关节存在含有CPPD晶体的类神经病性病变。她还有一个含有CPPD晶体的巨大肿物压迫颈髓，导致脊髓病。她似乎是首例具有这种CPPD病罕见临床特征组合的患者。
