Diabetic muscle infarction: case report and review.

Abstract

We describe a 61-year-old woman with a 16-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus with sudden and spontaneous onset of left anteromedial thigh pain and swelling. Her pain was so severe that she could not bear weight. She had no other musculoskeletal or constitutional symptoms. Her diabetes was poorly controlled. She had diabetic retinopathy and endstage nephropathy requiring dialysis. An extensive literature review of diabetic muscle infarction is provided.