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Diabetic muscular infarction. Preventing morbidity by avoiding excisional biopsy
D R Keller1, M Erpelding, T Grist
1Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Archives of Internal Medicine
|July 28, 1997
Summary
Diabetic muscular infarction, a skeletal muscle complication of diabetes, can present as a painful thigh mass. Prompt diagnosis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can prevent unnecessary surgery.
Area of Science:
- Medical imaging
- Endocrinology
- Musculoskeletal diseases
Background:
- Focal skeletal muscle infarction is a recognized complication of diabetes mellitus.
- This condition can mimic other painful thigh pathologies, leading to diagnostic challenges.