Acute Esophageal Necrosis Associated With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Septicemia: A Case Report

Acute Esophageal Necrosis Associated With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Septicemia: A Case Report

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a multifactorial disease with a predilection for elderly male patients with multiple medical problems, including mainly hypoperfusion and malnutrition. The diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy, and AEN is managed conservatively by controlling the underlying illness. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-06, Vol.12 (6)
Hauptverfasser: Bawazir, Yasser M, Mustafa, Mohammad A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Antibiotics
Biopsy
Blood
Case reports
Coronary vessels
Cytomegalovirus
Diabetes
Dysphagia
Fever
Gastroenterology
Heart failure
Hemoglobin
Herpes viruses
Hyperglycemia
Hypertension
Hypotheses
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Ischemia
Necrosis
Rheumatology
Risk factors
Sepsis
Staphylococcus infections
Ulcers
Ultrasonic imaging
Urine
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Zusammenfassung:Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a multifactorial disease with a predilection for elderly male patients with multiple medical problems, including mainly hypoperfusion and malnutrition. The diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy, and AEN is managed conservatively by controlling the underlying illness. We report a case of a 65-year-old man with malnutrition, heart failure secondary to ischemic heart disease, infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicemia, and positive herpes simplex serology, who developed upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Endoscopy confirmed AEN, and he was managed conservatively with antacids, hydration, and antibiotics.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.8720