Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
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Review
Diabetic myonecrosis in a previously healthy woman and review of a 25-year Mayo Clinic experience.
To describe a case of diabetic myonecrosis, an unusual complication of diabetes mellitus, and to provide an overview of an institutional experience with this condition. ⋯ The current case is the first report of myonecrosis as the initial manifestation of diabetes. This case also demonstrates that myonecrosis, although typically involving the thigh, can extend abruptly to the calf. Diabetic myonecrosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of an acutely painful lower extremity mass in patients with diabetes.