Case report describes concurrent calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease and gout affecting the cervical spine, indicating unique clinical implications.
Crystalline arthropathies commonly involve peripheral joints; however, axial involvement has been described in both calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) and gout.¹⁻⁵ We present a previously undescribed case of concurrent CPPD and gout affecting the cervical spine.
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