Bilateral pseudothrombophlebitis

Description: Katz et al defined the pseudothrombophlebitis syndrome as the presence of signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis secondary to intact, dissected, or ruptured popliteal cysts demonstrated by arthrography. Subsequently, many other causes of pseudothrombophlebitis have been described, but Baker's cyst remains the most common cause of the syndrome. We report a case in which a bilateral pseudothrombophlebitis was secondary to ruptured Baker's cysts of both knees. To the best of our knowledge this clinical situation has not been previously reported.
Bilateral pseudothrombophlebitis. Cunillera R, Porcel JM, Ordi J, Vilardell M. Ann Rheum Dis. 1991 Jan;50(1):67 Full text