A rare complication of diabetes mellitus in a 65-year-old man.
Spontaneous diabetic myonecrosis is a rare complication of diabetes mellitus. It involves mostly the thigh and calf muscles. It presents with acute leg pain, without any evidence of systemic illness. Diagnosis can be difficult and delayed. Here, we report a case of a 65-year-old man presenting with this complication.
Muzaffar
Talal Hussain
TH
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada. t_muzaffar1@hotmail.com
Muzaffar
Fatma Jasim
FJ
D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D013848:Thigh