Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystal Deposition Disease

• X-rays

• Microscopic examination of joint fluid

x-rays. These crystals are sometimes visible on x-rays around the joints, and not usually in the joint cartilage.

Doctors may also need to use a needle to withdraw joint fluid (joint aspiration

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

• A corticosteroid injection into the joint

treated similarly to gout, with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsDrugs Used to Treat Gout).

There is no way to completely rid the body of these crystals.