Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI): clinical features. 75% of cases occur in poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes.
Demographic features
- 75% of cases occur in poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes
- There is a possible female preponderance
- The mean onset age is about 40 years
- The onset age range is about 20-80 years
Risk factors
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Clinical features
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Typical muscles involved
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Muscle differentials
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Other differentials
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Course
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References
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- Umpierrez GE, Stiles RG, Kleinbart J, Krendel DA, Watts NB. Diabetic muscle infarction. Am J Med 1996; 101:245-250.
- De Vlieger G, Bammens B, Claus F, Vos R, Claes K. Diabetic muscle infarction: a rare cause of acute limb pain in dialysis patients. Case Rep Nephrol 2013; 2013:931523.
- Trujillo-Santos AJ. Diabetic muscle infarction: an underdiagnosed complication of long-standing diabetes. Diabetes Care 2003; 26:211–215.
- Aboulafia AJ, Monson DK, Kennon RE. Clinical and radiological aspects of idiopathic diabetic muscle infarction: rational approach to diagnosis and treatment. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 1999; 81-B:323-326.
