%0 Journal Article
%T Progressive insulin-derived amyloidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes
%A Masato Shiba
%A Takeshi Kitazawa
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery".
%D 2016
%R 10.1080/23320885.2016.1247650
%X Here, we report a case of insulin-derived amyloidosis in the lower abdomen. The mass continued to develop even after the patient ceased injecting insulin into the mass. Histological examination led to a diagnosis of insulin-derived amyloidosis. Excision is preferable in cases of insulin-derived amyloidosis if patient¡¯s condition permits
%K Insulin-derived amyloidosis
%K insulin injection
%K lipohypertrophy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095519/