Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Diabetic muscle infarction (DMI): management. Enlarged muscles, Obscured fascial planes, Surrounding oedema. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) muscle: features
- Enlarged muscles
- Obscured fascial planes
- Surrounding oedema
Muscle biopsy: features
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Other investigations
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Treatment considerations
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References
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- Trujillo-Santos AJ. Diabetic muscle infarction: an underdiagnosed complication of long-standing diabetes. Diabetes Care 2003; 26:211–215.
