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Can Bursitis Cause Knee Pain?

Hi I have pain in the knee area. walking is fine but using the stairs is hard. which doctor should i see? i had burstitis (spelling?) in the hip area a few years ago and it was treated with physical therapy and Aleeve with good progress. Occasionally I experienced lower back pain, not to the point that its very painful. usually goes away after taking aleeve.
Wed, 30 Sep 2015
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Hello,

I have studied your case.

trochanteric bursitis can lead to lump and which is usually cystic [soft] and painful.
MRI will help in diagnosis.

FNAC [needle aspiration cytology] may help before going for biopsy procedure.

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Can Bursitis Cause Knee Pain?

Hello, I have studied your case. trochanteric bursitis can lead to lump and which is usually cystic [soft] and painful. MRI will help in diagnosis. FNAC [needle aspiration cytology] may help before going for biopsy procedure. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can send image directly on http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-vaibhav-gandhi/63503 wishing you good health. Take care.