title: [Popliteal (Baker's) cyst in a patient with tubercular arthritis. Report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: The Baker's cyst is a distension of the bursa subtendinea and is caused by noninfectious knee effusion secondary to arthrosis, meniscal tears, trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or any other form of sinovitis, like rheumatoid arthritis. An infected popliteal cyst is much less common; tuberculous arthritis is exceptional, in fact only four cases are described in literature. Herein we describe an additional tbc case of a 51 years old men, who has been initially treated with cytostatic and corticosteroid agents, for a suspected rheumatoid arthritis. The review of the literature suggests the importance of a correct approach to the diagnosis, based on the analysis and culture of the synovial fluid, because delays latency of effective antibiotic therapy can result in permanent joint damage that invalidate the patients.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di III Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venditti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calderini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anzivino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serra
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000209:etiology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Cisti poplitea (di Baker) in paziente con artrite tubercolare. Descrizione di un caso e rassegna della letteratura.