An idiopathic case of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease with crowned dens syndrome in a young patient

Unlu Z.Tarhan S.Ozmen E.M.2025-04-102025-04-102009http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/51496Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease is rare in patients under the age of 40 in the absence of metabolic or familial predisposition. A high incidence of involvement of the transverse ligament of the atlas in CPPD deposition disease was reported. However, involvement of the craniocervical junction is rarely symptomatic. We report a rare case in a young male with severe idiopathic CPPD crystal deposition disease, including crowned dens syndrome in the cervical spine. Copyright © 2009 by The Southern Medical Association.An idiopathic case of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease with crowned dens syndrome in a young patientArticle10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b08c26