Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 140-142, March 2009

Case report: diabetic myonecrosis of the neck complicated by infection in an islet transplanted patient

  • Payam Salehi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Margaret A. Stull

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Joan Martellotto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Antonio Gangemi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Betul Hatipoglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Enrico Benedetti

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • ,
  • Josè Oberholzer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Transplantation, MC 958, University of Illinois at Chicago, Clinical Sciences Building, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Tel.: +1 312 996 6774; fax: +1 312 413 3483.

Received 13 June 2007; received in revised form 31 January 2008; accepted 14 February 2008. published online 25 March 2008.

Abstract 

Diabetic muscle infarction, also known as diabetic myonecrosis, is an uncommon neuromuscular complication of longstanding diabetes. It usually involves the thigh or calf muscles. Patients typically present with severe pain in the affected area. This complication is more often seen in middle-aged diabetic patients with poorly controlled glycemia. We describe a 38-year-old female Type 1 diabetic patient who developed acute neck pain 3 weeks following islet transplantation.

Keywords: Diabetic myonecrosis, Neck, Islet transplantation

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PII: S1056-8727(08)00030-5

doi:10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.02.007

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 140-142, March 2009

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