TY - JOUR T1 - Lumbar Spine Chondrocalcinosis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1288 LP - 1289 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.161452 VL - 44 IS - 8 AU - HÉLÈNE PETIT AU - LUC MARCELLIN AU - EMMANUEL CHATELUS Y1 - 2017/08/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/44/8/1288.abstract N2 - Crystal arthropathy of the lumbar facet joint is a rare but benign differential diagnosis of spondylodiscitis.A 70-year-old woman with a recent sigmoid diverticulitis was examined for a suspicion of infectious spondylodiscitis. She had inflammatory low back pain for a month with low-grade fever and C-reactive protein (CRP) up to 3 mg/dl. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine suggested a septic localization with T2 … ER -