Localized Insulin-Derived Amyloidosis in Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Patient: A Case Report

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Localized insulin-derived amyloidosis (LIDA) is a rare local complication of subcutaneous insulin application occurring in patients with diabetes type 1 and 2. A 45-year-old woman with an 11-year history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 1 underwent a mini-abdominoplasty and excision of a long-standing palpable mass in left hypogastric subcutaneous tissue in the area of long-term insulin application. Histopathological examination revealed insulin amyloidosis as a substrate of the mass lesion. Several months after surgery, there was a transient improvement in previously poor diabetes compensation. In addition to local allergic reactions, abscess formation, scarring, lipoatrophy/dystrophy, and lipohypertrophy, LIDA broadens the differential diagnostic spectrum of local insulin injection complications. LIDA has been described as a cause of poor glycemia compensation, probably due to the conversion of soluble insulin into insoluble amyloid fibrils, which prevents insulin from circulating in the blood and regulating glucose blood concentration. Improvement in diabetes compensation has been described in several reports, including our case. LIDA is a rare local complication of subcutaneous insulin application; accurate diagnosis and treatment have clinical consequences. Immunohistochemical or immunofluorescence distinction from other amyloid types is highly recommended.

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Hrudka, J., Sticová, E., Krbcová, M., & Schwarzmannová, K. (2023). Localized Insulin-Derived Amyloidosis in Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Patient: A Case Report. Diagnostics, 13(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13142415

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