Post-injection fibrosis of skeletal muscle: a clinical problem. A personal series of 169 cases.
A personal series of 169 cases of post-injection fibrosis of skeletal muscle consisting of 78 cases of deltoid fibrosis, 84 cases of quadriceps fibrosis, 6 cases of gluteal fibrosis and one case of triceps fibrosis are presented. Discussion includes an extensive review of literature. A plea is made for pevention of the condition.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery