## Abstract Spontaneous muscle infarction is a rare complication of longβstanding diabetes, which most commonly involves the thigh. We report a 27βyear old patient with type 1 diabetes who experienced infarction of the anterior compartment of the leg, which resulted in potential nerve injury and a
Diabetic muscle infarction: a rare complication of advanced diabetes mellitus
β Scribed by Sarah R. Glauser; Jonathan Glauser; Stephen F. Hatem
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
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