Black esophagus due to acute necrotizing esophagitis: report of one case

Black esophagus due to acute necrotizing esophagitis: report of one case

Acute esophageal necrosis, which presents as a black esophagus on endoscope, is an uncommon occurrence. It is defined as a dark pigmentation of the esophagus associated with histological mucosal necrosis. We report a 75-year-old man who developed black esophagus due to acute esophageal necrosis caus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista medíca de Chile 2009-05, Vol.137 (5), p.672-674
Hauptverfasser: Wallberg, Martin E, Young, Pablo, Finn, Bárbara C, Thomé, Marcelo, Chueco, Andrea A, Villarejo, Fernando
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Sprache:spa
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Acute Disease
Aged
Esophagitis - complications
Esophagitis - diagnosis
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus - pathology
Humans
Male
Necrosis - pathology
Sepsis - complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Acute esophageal necrosis, which presents as a black esophagus on endoscope, is an uncommon occurrence. It is defined as a dark pigmentation of the esophagus associated with histological mucosal necrosis. We report a 75-year-old man who developed black esophagus due to acute esophageal necrosis caused by septicemia. The patient had a favorable evolution.
ISSN:0034-9887