[An iatrogenic complication subsequent to an injection of corticoids into the instep]

The authors give an account of their observations of a female patient who was treated for a sprained ankle by an injection of a crystalline suspension of triamcinolone. This therapeutic procedure caused cutaneous and subcutaneous atrophy of the external malleolar region and a strip of atrophy right along the lymph course of the leg. This observation led to bibliographical research and a review of the histological and clinical phenomena characterizing this type of accident. They note that the medico-legal position of the practitioner may be in question.