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Diabetic Muscle Infarction Mistaken for Infectious Cellulitis
- Tanaz Kermani, MD; and
- Larry M. Baddour, MD
- From the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905.
Background:Annals recently published a review of diseases that masquerade as infectious cellulitis (1). The review did not mention diabetic muscle infarction.
Objective: We describe a case of diabetic muscle infarction that was mistaken for cellulitis.
Case Report: A 20-year-old woman was hospitalized for evaluation and treatment of refractory cellulitis. She had had type 1 diabetes mellitus since 2 years of age with poor glycemic control but no known end-organ damage. She was initially evaluated in the ambulatory care setting 2.5 weeks before hospital admission for acute pain and erythema along the medial aspect of her right …
