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Is there a connection btw a Bakers Cyst and Fungal Infection?


Does allopathic medicine acknowledge fungal infection I just had many tests on a Bakers Cyst and no mention of fugal.....

A Baker's cyst, otherwise known as a popliteal cyst, is a benign swelling found behind the knee joint.
In adults, Baker's cysts usually arise from arthritic knee joints. Almost any form of knee arthritis can cause it. Baker's cysts in children do not point to underlying joint disease.

The synovial sack of the knee joint can, under certain circumstances, produce a posterior bulge, into the popliteal space, the space behind the knee. When this bulge becomes large enough, it becomes palpable and cystic. Most Baker's cysts maintain this direct communication with the synovial cavity of the knee, but sometimes, the new cyst pinches off. A Baker's cyst can rupture and produce acute pain behind the knee and in the calf and swelling of the calf muscles.
Diagnosis is by examination, and, if needed, aspiration of synovial fluid from the cyst. Baker's cysts are most easily felt with the knee partially flexed. They are easier to see from behind with the patient standing with knees fully extended.

A burst cyst can cause calf pain and swelling that mimic thrombophlebitis, in which case ultrasonography can be used to rule out DVT. Although an infrequent occurrence, a Baker's cyst can compress vascular structures and cause leg edema and true thrombophlebitis.

Baker's cysts usually require no treatment unless they are symptomatic. Often rest and leg elevation are all that is needed. If necessary, the cyst can be aspirated to reduce its size, then injected with a corticosteroid to reduce inflammation. Surgical excision is reserved for cysts that cause a great amount of discomfort to the patient. A ruptured cyst is treated with rest, leg elevation, and injection of a corticosteroid into the knee.

Baker's cysts in children nearly always disappear with time, and rarely require excision.

Allopathic medicine is conventional medicine, in other words you were given medicine normally prescribed for the Baker's Cyst. For a fungal infection you would need a different type of medicine, an antibiotic that is prescribed for fungal infections.

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