title: Black esophagus.
abstract: Black esophagus is a rare, relatively newly described, and usually incidental finding. The differential diagnosis includes several disease states, including ischemia, which has been implicated in acute necrotizing esophagitis. Several theories have been proposed to explain its etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA. lpantanowitz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Liron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantanowitz
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gelrud
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia; D009336:Necrosis