Review Article
Treatment of Nongout Joint Deposition Diseases: An Update
Table 2
Treatment of rare deposits-induced arthropathies.
| | | Specific treatment of the joint involvement | Efficacy of colchicine | Efficacy of NSAIDs | Efficacy of systemic corticosteroids | Efficacy of intra-articular corticosteroid injection | Efficacy of interleukin-1 blocking agents | Other measures improving joint condition |
| | Hereditary hemochromatosis | No | No data | Yes (limited data) | No data | No data | Yes | Phlebotomy (debated) | | Oxalosis | No | No data | Poor | No data | No data | Possible | Pyridoxine—liver-kidney transplantation (no clear efficacy on arthropathy) | | Ochronosis | No | No data | Yes (limited data) | No data | No data | No data | Limited protein intake and ascorbic acid—nitisinone (debated) | | Wilson's disease | No | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | Copper chelators (no clear efficacy on joint involvement)—liver transplantation (one case report) |
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