Patients with pseudogout typically present with which of the following?
A) Calcium oxalate crystals that are rhomboid-, rod-, or rectangular-shaped and negatively birefringent with positive elongation (blue when aligned with the compensator axis).
B) Cholesterol crystals that are plate-like in appearance and weakly positive birefringent.
C) Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystals that are rhomboid-, rod-, or rectangular-shaped and weakly positive birefringent with positive elongation (blue when aligned with the compensator axis).
D) Sodium urate crystals that are octagonal in shape and strongly positive birefringent with positive elongation.
C
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