Insulin injection site dystrophic calcification with fat necrosis: a case report of an uncommon adverse effect.
We report a case of an uncommon adverse effect of insulin injection resulting in hard subcutaneous swelling in the lower abdomen of a 47-year-oldfemale with type 1 diabetes. Extensive dystrophic calcification and fat necrosis was revealed on histopathological examination.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Puducherry, India.
Sharad
S
Ramdas
Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Puducherry, India.
Anita
A
Ramdas
Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Puducherry, India.
Moses
M
Ambroise
Calcification; cutaneous; dystrophic; injection; insulin