Unlu Z.Tarhan S.Ozmen E.M.2024-07-222024-07-22200900384348http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18768Calcium 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.EnglishAdultAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCervical AtlasChondrocalcinosisColchicineGout SuppressantsHumansIndomethacinMaleNeck PainSteroidsSyndromecalcium pyrophosphateadultarticleatlascase reportcervical spinecrowned dens syndromedisease predispositiondisease severityhumanidiopathic diseaseincidenceligamentligament diseasemalepseudogoutArticle10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b08c26