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  • * The patient exhibited signs consistent with diabetic neuropathy, including high fasting glucose and neurogenic changes on electromyography, which were linked to the observed muscle changes.
  • * MRI plays a critical role in diagnosing denervation pseudohypertrophy, aiding in distinguishing it from similar conditions and guiding subsequent treatment strategies based on the underlying cause.

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Denervation of muscle usually leads to muscle atrophy with fatty replacement but, uncommonly, also results in muscle hypertrophy or pseudohypertrophy with fatty replacement. We report the ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a patient with diffuse fatty infiltration of calf muscles as a result of denervation pseudohypertrophy. The elevated fasting glucose, neurogenic electromyographic changes, and muscle atrophy with adipose tissue infiltration are consistent with diabetic neuropathy as the cause of denervation pseudohypertrophy. Lumbosacral radiculopathy and plexopathy were excluded by MRI. The imaging features reported in the literature are reviewed. The important differential diagnosis of infiltrating lipoma and denervation hypertrophy, as well as other causes of monomelic hypertrophy or swelling, is discussed. This case report demonstrates the importance of MRI, with clinical, biochemical, electrophysiological, and histologic correlation in the diagnosis of denervation pseudohypertrophy. Correct diagnosis of denervation pseudohypertrophy has an important role in guiding further investigations and treatment of the disease and the underlying cause.

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