Epstein-Barr (EB) monoarthritis leading to ruptured Baker's cyst.
We report a case of Epstein-Barr (EB) infection that presented as an acute monoarthritis of the knee. This formed a Baker's cyst which ruptured into the gastrocnemius. The peripheral and synovial white blood counts were dominated by neutrophils. After repeated aspirations, spontaneous resolution occurred.
Conway
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Roundhay Hall Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Huston
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D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*