Report of a Case of Diabetic Muscle Infarction Presenting with Knee Arthritis and Distal Thigh Swelling

Haghighi, A; Owlia, MB; Alishiri, GH

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Haghighi A, Owlia M, Alishiri G. Report of a Case of Diabetic Muscle Infarction Presenting with Knee Arthritis and Distal Thigh Swelling. J Shahid Sadoughi Univ Med Sci Health Serv. 2005; 13 (1) :71-74
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Report of a Case of Diabetic Muscle Infarction Presenting with Knee Arthritis and Distal Thigh Swelling

A Haghighi, MB Owlia ^*, GH Alishiri

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Diabetic Muscle Infarction is a rare condition involving poorly controlled diabetic patients. This is a manifestation of diabetic microvasculopathy. In this article we present a diabetic man, who presented with left-sided distal thigh pain and left knee joint effusion. Further evaluations led to the diagnosis of diabetic muscle infarction (DMI)

Keywords: Diabetes, Muscle Infarction, Arthritis

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Type of Study: case report | Subject: General
Received: 2011/01/29 | Published: 2005/04/15