title: Ruptured Baker's cyst causes ecchymosis of the foot. A differential clinical sign.
abstract: Three consecutive patients with ruptured Baker's cysts, verified by duplex scan, were found to have ecchymosis on the dorsum of the foot. The appearance of ecchymosis can be helpful in differentiating a ruptured cyst from cellulitis or deep-vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: von Schroeder
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ameli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lossing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis