Acute esophageal necrosis caused by alcohol abuse.
Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is extremely rare and the pathogenesis of this is still unknown. We report a case of AEN caused by alcohol abuse. In our case, the main pathogenesis could be accounted for low systemic perfusion caused by severe alcoholic lactic acidosis. After the healing of AEN, balloon dilatation was effective to manage the stricture.
Endo
Tetsu
T
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifucho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
Sakamoto
Juichi
J
Sato
Ken
K
Takimoto
Miyako
M
Shimaya
Koji
K
Mikami
Tatsuya
T
Munakata
Akihiro
A
Shimoyama
Tadashi
T
Fukuda
Shinsaku
S
D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis