title: Acute esophageal necrosis caused by alcohol abuse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifucho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Juichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Miyako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimaya
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munakata
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: Shinsaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: 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