A Novel Case of Diabetic Muscle Necrosis in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes
- 8 May 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Clinical Medicine & Research
- Vol. 11 (3), 113-116
- https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2013.1124
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis is a recessive autosomal disease caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is a common comorbidity of cystic fibrosis. Diabetic myonecrosis is a rare self-limited complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus that commonly presents with acute, intense pain and swelling of lower extremities and responds well to conservative management. We report the first case of diabetic myonecrosis in a patient with CFRD.Keywords
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