http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ortho/2014-10-37-10/%7B3fe162a7-e76a-4873-bcfd-3526394d00bb%7D/diabetic-myonecrosis-likely-an-underrecognized-entity?ecp=318F9B42-3E81-E311-ADF0-A4BADB296AA8

CASE REPORT 

Diabetic Myonecrosis: Likely an Underrecognized Entity

Mathew J. Mazoch, MD; Gitanjali Bajaj, MD; Richard Nicholas, MD; Tarun Pandey, MD; Kedar Jambhekar, MD; Roopa Ram, MD; Corey Montgomery, MD

• Orthopedics
• October 2014 - Volume 37 · Issue 10: e936-e939
• DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140924-91

PEER REVIEW
	Area of necrosis Orthopedics — October 2014 Diabetic Myonecrosis: Likely an Underrecognized Entity— by Mathew J. Mazoch, MD; et al Diabetic myonecrosis is a rare complication of long-standing diabetes mellitus that presents as acute onset of swelling and pain of the affected muscles. The differential diagnosis includes cellulitis/pyomyositis, necrotizing fasciitis, neoplasm and deep venous thrombosis. Read more