title: A rare complication of diabetes mellitus in a 65-year-old man.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada. t_muzaffar1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Talal Hussain
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.forename: Fatma Jasim
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
mesh_terms: 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