title: [Black esophagus due to acute necrotizing esophagitis: report of one case].
abstract: Acute esophageal necrosis, which presents as a black esophagus on endoscope, is an uncommon occurrence. It is defined as a dark pigmentation of the esophagus associated with histological mucosal necrosis. We report a 75-year-old man who developed black esophagus due to acute esophageal necrosis caused by septicemia. The patient had a favorable evolution.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Médica, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wallberg
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Bárbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomé
authors.forename: Andrea A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chueco
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villarejo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed