Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 25-28 , January 2009

Diabetic Muscle Infarction in Association with Terlipressin Therapy: A Case Report

  • Yu-Hung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Feng-Chieh Yen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chia Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Kun-Der Lin

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shyi-Jang Shin

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Chieh Hsin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Shih-Chieh Hsin, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Shin-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 20 April 2008 ,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70036-1

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70036-1

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 25-28 , January 2009

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