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Acute pseudogout after pamidronate infusion

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A 72-year-old man, treated with a 60-mg intravenous infusion of pamidronate for shoulder hand syndrome, developed after few hours an acute pseudogout arthritis of his right knee. Diagnosis was confirmed by synovial fluid analysis and was associated with hypocalcemia. Only a few cases are reported in the literature. The mechanism of this potential side effect remains speculative.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, University Teaching Hospital Minjoz, EA 3186, University of Franche-Comté, Boulevard Fleming, 25030, Besançon, France

    Daniel Wendling, Guillaume Tisserand, Vincent Griffond, Clarisse Saccomani & Eric Toussirot

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Wendling, D., Tisserand, G., Griffond, V. et al. Acute pseudogout after pamidronate infusion. Clin Rheumatol 27, 1205–1206 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-0923-z

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