Open AccessRole of high resolution ultrasound in diagnosing diabetic muscle infarction
Author(s) -
Shumaila Seemi Malik,
Naeem Khan,
Safdar Ali Malik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v10i4.1262
Subject(s) - medicine , echogenicity , diabetes mellitus , infarction , ultrasound , necrosis , muscle biopsy , biopsy , presentation (obstetrics) , high resolution , surgery , radiology , myocardial infarction , endocrinology , remote sensing , geology
The study was carried out on eight patients with clinical presentation of non-traumatic painful swelling of lower limbs & were examined with high resolution Ultrasound probe of 12 MHz on Logic 700 expert series, with average patients age of about 37 years with H/O of uncontrolled diabetes Mellitus, showed discrepancy of circumference / thickness of Calf muscles compared to the opposite normal lower limb with areas of low echogenicity & one patient showed areas of necrosis / abscesses in muscle planes. All were diagnosed & latter confirmed on biopsy as Diabetic muscle infarctions with superadded inflammation.