[Acute necrotizing esophagitis. Case report].
Acute necrotizing esophagitis, also known as black esophagus, represents an extremely rare clinical entity, defined by the black pigmentation of the esophagus, secondary to necrosis of the mucosa and detected at endoscopy. We present a clinical case of this rare disease, with its manifestation, diagnosis, treatment, and we perform a review of the literature.
Servicio de Endoscopía, Clínica de Nefrología, Urología y Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Angel
A
Pierini
Hugo
H
Imhof
Eduardo
E
Burlando
Leonardo
L
Gianinetti
Leandro
L
Pierini
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis