[Report of a case of diabetic muscle infarction presenting with knee arthritis and distal thigh swelling]

ABSTRACT

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]