Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench

Vol. 13 No. 3 (2020)

The black esophagus and duodenum: a rare case report

Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, Vol. 13 No. 3 (2020), 2 June 2020 , Page 264-267
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v13i3.1660

Abstract


Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare esophageal disease, typically characterized by the circumferential black appearance of the esophagus mucosa that usually affects the distal esophagus. It commonly affects the elderly man with multiple comorbidities. In medical literature, some cases have been reported about acute necrotizing esophagus, but according to our knowledge, no case has been reported about a patient with ischemic duodenum and esophagus. We describe the case of a 71-year-old man with an upper gastrointestinal bleeding and subsequently acute necrotizing esophagus and duodenum.

Keywords:
  • Esophagus
  • duodenum
  • ischemia

How to Cite

Saleem, S., Weissman, S., & Ahmad, S. (2020). The black esophagus and duodenum: a rare case report. Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench, 13(3), 264–267. https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v13i3.1660

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