Keller D R, Erpelding M, Grist T
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Arch Intern Med. 1997 Jul 28;157(14):1611. doi: 10.1001/archinte.157.14.1611.
Focal infarction of skeletal muscle is a complication of diabetes mellitus. In the appropriate clinical setting and with characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, prompt diagnosis can prevent unnecessary morbidity by avoiding excisional biopsy. We report a case of diabetic muscular infarction presenting as a painful thigh mass and review diagnostic and management principles.