Case report: diabetic myonecrosis of the neck complicated by infection in an islet transplanted patient.
Diabetic muscle infarction, also known as diabetic myonecrosis, is an uncommon neuromuscular complication of longstanding diabetes. It usually involves the thigh or calf muscles. Patients typically present with severe pain in the affected area. This complication is more often seen in middle-aged diabetic patients with poorly controlled glycemia. We describe a 38-year-old female Type 1 diabetic patient who developed acute neck pain 3 weeks following islet transplantation.
Salehi
Payam
P
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Stull
Margaret A
MA
Martellotto
Joan
J
Gangemi
Antonio
A
Hatipoglu
Betul
B
Benedetti
Enrico
E
Oberholzer
Josè
J
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009254:Nafcillin; D004318:Doxycycline