Bilateral dislocation of the shoulders due to nocturnal hypoglycaemia.
A young insulin-dependent diabetic awoke with apparently spontaneous bilateral anterior dislocation of his shoulders. The most likely explanation was nocturnal hypoglycaemia. Similar case reports describing this complication have not been discovered.
Litchfield
J C
JC
Accident and Emergency Department, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Subhedar
V Y
VY
Beevers
D G
DG
Patel
H T
HT
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging