title: Black esophagus associated with alcohol abuse.
abstract: Black esophagus is a rare condition of the esophagus that manifests as endoscopic findings of black-colored esophageal mucosa, which is usually caused by acute esophageal necrosis. We report a case of alcoholic patient who developed black esophagus. The 85-year-old man was admitted to Severance Hospital due to copious hematemesis over 2 days. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed black-colored mucosa in the distal esophagus. Endoscopic biopsies of the esophagus revealed necrotic tissue, without any viable cells. Follow-up upper gastrointestinal endoscopy performed after supportive care with a proton-pump inhibitor, sucralfate, and total parenteral nutrition resulted in the remarkable healing of the esophageal wall with no complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Seung Up
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ha Na
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ju Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Yong Chan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hoguen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim