당뇨병에 기인한 근육경색은 흔치 않으며 구획증후군까지 진행한 경우에 대한 문헌 보고는 더욱 드물다. 저자들은 대퇴부에 생긴 통증성 팽윤 부종을 동반한 근육경색과 구획증후군을 1예 경험하였으며, 추가 합병증 없이 근막절개술로 성공적으로 치료하였기에 이를 증례 보고 하고자 한다.
Diabetic muscle infarction is a rare complication of diabetes mellitus that is not clearly defined in the orthopedic literature. In addition, acute compartment syndrome in association with diabetic muscle infarction is a rarer disease, which has had only a few cases have been reported up to date. A large and painful swelling was noticed in the thigh of a 55-year-old female, who had not experienced trauma. The patient was diagnosed as having compartment syndrome with diabetic muscle infarction by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent immediate fasciotomy, and recovered without any complications.