Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis

An epidermal inclusion cyst is one of the rare benign lesions that can occur around the knee and can mimic prepatellar bursitis. They can occur anywhere in the body, but more prevalent sites are the face, neck, trunk, behind the ears, and palmoplantar region. In the present case, a 52-year-old man w...

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Main Authors: Arpana Dharwadkar, Saloni Bharadwaj, Apeksha Sharma, Shirish S. Chandanwale, Saurabh Patil
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_755_23
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description An epidermal inclusion cyst is one of the rare benign lesions that can occur around the knee and can mimic prepatellar bursitis. They can occur anywhere in the body, but more prevalent sites are the face, neck, trunk, behind the ears, and palmoplantar region. In the present case, a 52-year-old man with epidermal inclusion cyst presented to the surgery outpatient department (OPD) with symptoms clinically mimicking as prepatellar bursitis, occurring at a rather unusual site, ie; the anterior aspect of the left knee. The possibility of an epidermal inclusion cyst should always be considered in an atypical soft tissue mass when presenting around the knee. Histopathological examination confirms the diagnosis.
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spellingShingle Arpana Dharwadkar
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
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epidermal cyst
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title Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis
title_full Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis
title_fullStr Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis
title_full_unstemmed Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis
title_short Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Presenting as Prepatellar Bursitis
title_sort epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as prepatellar bursitis
topic benign
epidermal cyst
prepatellar bursitis
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