Traumatic epidermal inclusion cysts due to shoe impingement: a report of two cases.
Two cases are presented of bilateral traumatic inclusion cysts occurring on the dorsum of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Both cases were women who wore high-heeled fashion shoes and the cysts occurred where the edge of the shoe impinged on a particularly prominent extensor hallucis longus tendon. Inclusion cysts have not previously been reported on the dorsum of the foot and their occurrence where impingement exists confirms a traumatic etiology. The importance of identifying the causative factor in such cases is emphasized.
Department of Orthopaedics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Craigen
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Anderson
D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018409:Foot Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012775:Shoes; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology