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Baker's Cyst
Arjun Nanduri1, Thor S Stead2, Graham E Kupsaw3
1Emergency Medicine, Lake Nona High School, Orlando, USA.
Abstract:
The authors present a case of a Baker's cyst in the right leg of an 86-year-old woman, whose presentation was more typical for a deep venous thrombosis. Both conditions have inflammation and acute calf pain. The clinical manifestations, imaging findings, and treatment of this common emergency department presentation are discussed.
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