musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis
Treatment of Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis
Intra-articular corticosteroids Oral corticosteroids (eg,prednisone,methylprednisolone) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Colchicine Interleukin-1 (IL-1) antagonists (eg,anakinra) Treatment of acute CPP arthritis is similar to that for acute Treatment . Symptoms of acute synovial effusion abate with synovial fluid drainage and instillation of a microcrystalline corticosteroid ester suspension into the joint space (eg, 40 mg , or another Nonopioid Analgesics given at anti-inflammatory doses often stops acute flares. 