A tophus is a knobbly aggregate of uric acid crystals (monosodium urate monohydrate crystals) producing a foreign-body response (1). They may occur in any anatomical location, but most commonly around ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals that appear as non-birefringent when observed under the polarised light microscope. METHODS Two observers ...

Sodium urate crystals were demonstrated in joint fluid obtained during an attack of acute arthritis. The hematocrit was 34 per cent. The blood pressure averaged 180/110.

Background: Identification of monosodium urate (MSU) and calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystals in synovial fluid samples is diagnostic of gout and CPPD crystal related arthropathy. Various ...

Crystal-associated arthritis is often seen in older adults. The individual aged patient may present with acute pain, swelling, and redness of one joint. A fever sometimes occurs, which may be low ...

Centrosymmetric crystals have always absorbed equal amounts of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light—until now ...

A condition long considered to be unfavorable to electrical conduction in semiconductor materials may actually be beneficial ...

An international team of scientists led by Rice University's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons ...

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