title: Breakage of insulin syringe needle in subcutaneous tissue.
abstract: We report the case of a young girl with diabetes mellitus whose insulin syringe needle broke and became embedded in subcutaneous tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. soodaj@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miglani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moorthy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009339:Needles; D012646:Self Administration
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin