Abstract

*Dr. Saravana Kumar, MS., DA, 1Dr. S. M. Kannan MD and 2Dr. P. Isakkirajan

ABSTRACT

Incidence of diabetes is increasing these days. The diabetic foot ulcer is the most common complication due to diabetic neuropathy. A diabetic patient with diabetic foot ulcer presented with metastatic abscess in the thigh. The metastatic abscess is a rare complication of diabetic foot ulcer.[1] Cases of infected diabetic foot ulcer leading to metastatic abscess have been reported previously.[2] A 52 years old male, known diabetic for past 12 years, with right foot diabetic ulcer on treatment for past 10 days, was admitted with fever with chills and rigors and swelling in the lateral aspect of the right thigh. MRI thigh showed an intramuscular abscess in the thigh. Patient was diagnosed to have metastatic abscess with right diabetic foot ulcer. Patient was treated with thorough wound debridement and incision and drainage of the abscess cavity under spinal anesthesia. Patient improved symptomatically after clearance of infection.