Black Esophagus in the Setting of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Rare Finding from Our Institution
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is defined as necrosis of the esophageal mucosa seen as diffuse black discoloration of the distal esophagus on an upper endoscopy. The prevalence of the disease is rare and reported to be up to 0.2% in autopsy series. The etiology of the disease is thought to be multi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/504434 |