Open AccessInsulin injection site dystrophic calcification with fat necrosis: A case report of an uncommon adverse effect
Author(s) -
Sharad Ramdas,
Anita Ramdas,
Marie Moses Ambroise
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.141633
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , adverse effect , dystrophic calcification , necrosis , fat necrosis , subcutaneous fat , abdomen , insulin , injection site , diabetes mellitus , surgery , adipose tissue , endocrinology
We report a case of an uncommon adverse effect of insulin injection resulting in hard subcutaneous swelling in the lower abdomen of a 47-year-oldfemale with type 1 diabetes. Extensive dystrophic calcification and fat necrosis was revealed on histopathological examination.