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Prepatellar bursitis

Case contributed by Humberto Rodrigo Prochnow Tibau
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Knee pain.

Patient Data

Age: 48 years
Gender: Male
mri

There is fluid and thickening of the prepatellar bursa, inferring bursitis.

Additionally, you can also notice a Baker's cyst and a cyst related to the popliteus tendon. 

Case Discussion

Prepatellar bursitis is usually caused due to recurrent minor trauma (kneeling), major trauma, infection, occupational and gout.  

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