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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2024

Diabetes Myonecrosis: A Debilitating Complication in an Indigenous Young Woman With Long Standing Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Jinwen He, Liyan Wang, Thomas Robertson, Swetha Rangaswamaiah, Usman H Malabu

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Jinwen HeDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
Liyan WangDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0003-2090
Thomas RobertsonDepartment of Anatomical Pathology Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia.
Swetha RangaswamaiahDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-1821
Usman H MalabuDepartment of Diabetes and Endocrinology Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-7228

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Abstract

A 24-year-old Indigenous Australian female with long-standing, poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) presented with 3 months' history of unilateral thigh swelling and pain. Her laboratory investigations showed evidence of a persistent inflammatory state with normal creatine kinase. Infectious and autoimmune investigations were negative. Imaging demonstrated evidence of muscular oedema and atrophy. Muscular pain and swelling have a broad list of differential diagnoses. This case highlights a rare but potentially debilitating complication of diabetes mellitus-diabetic myonecrosis with its challenges in reaching a definitive diagnosis due to non-specific symptomology and laboratory findings. However, it is an important differential of leg pain and swelling to consider, particularly in those with long-standing diabetes and pre-existing microvascular complications. Glycaemic control is paramount in preventing this potentially severe diabetic complication.

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