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Calcium Crystalls Causing Joint Pain – Pseudogout USMLE 1

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What is pseudogout?

In pseudogout, calcium crystals are deposited in joints, in a process called, chondrocalcinosis.
This destroys the surface of the cartilage tissue in the joint and therefore, this can be extremely painful. The cartilage is neither elastic nor smooth as it used to be. Can you recall how pseudogout develops?

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