Insulin injection site dystrophic calcification with fat necrosis: a case report of an uncommon adverse effect.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.