[Pigmentation change, muscle wasting, and tendon rupture after corticosteroid injection in the Congo]. / Dépigmentation, amyotrophie et rupture tendineuse secondaire à une infiltration de corticoïdes au Congo.

Unlike complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy that have been extensively described, complications of locoregional corticosteroid injection are not well documented. The purpose of this report is to describe a case involving iatrogenic injury due to local corticosteroid therapy in a 17-year-old woman. Following injection of triamicinolone into the wrist, the patient developed pigmentation change, muscle wasting, and tendon rupture. Injection was performed by a nurse, thus indicating the need for training before delegating this procedure in areas with limited resources.