title: Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Case of Black Esophagus with DKA.
abstract: Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, usually caused by hypoperfusion. In this report, we present a 34-year-old male patient suffering from acute esophageal necrosis presenting as hematemesis in a patient with Diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is rarely reported as a cause of acute esophageal necrosis and it is vital to diagnose it in a patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a potential cause of mortality.
authors.affiliation: Velayat Clinical Research and Development Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Mousa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talebi-Bakhshayesh
authors.affiliation: Velayat Clinical Research and Development Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Samiee-Rad
authors.affiliation: Velayat Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zohrenia
authors.affiliation: Velayat Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran. alizargar78@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zargar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*