Crystallopathy is a harmful state or disease associated with the formation and aggregation of crystals in tissues or cavities,[1][2] or in other words, a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by intrinsic or environmental microparticles or crystals, promoting tissue inflammation and scarring.[3]
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