Pseudogout is also referred to as cppd, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. I was diagnosed with cppd my first year of pmr. I had my hands xrayed because of pain and swelling. Last year I had my left knee xrayed which showed osteoarthritis and cppd arthropathy. As far as I know there is no medicine that will cure cppd or dissolve cppd calcium crystals. It's a form of inflammatory arthritis.