Baker's cysts and true thrombophlebitis. Report of two cases and review of the literature
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 139 (1) , 40-42
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.139.1.40
Abstract
Two patients with knee pain had the unusual combination of a Baker''s [popliteal] cyst and true thrombophlebitis. Baker''s cysts can dissect along the gastrocnemius and can cause leg pain simulating thrombophlebitis, but do not require anticoagulation therapy. The literature implies that the 2 syndromes are mutually exclusive, but the cases support the fact that a dissecting popliteal cyst does not rule out the possibility of thrombophlebitis. Venography should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Dissecting Popliteal Cyst Simulating ThrombophlebitisAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1966
- Rheumatoid arthritis, baker's cyst, and “thrombophlebitis”Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1964
- Large cysts in lower leg originating in the knee occurring in patients with rheumatoid arthritisArthritis & Rheumatism, 1960