title: Black esophagus syndrome associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
abstract: Acute esophageal necrosis, also known as "black esophagus syndrome", is a rare acute esophageal disease that is often associated with vomiting and upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. At present, little is known regarding the pathogenesis of this disease. We present the case of a 50-year-old white male patient with diabetic ketoacidosis suffering from acute esophageal necrosis with nausea and vomiting but without any clinical signs of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Riccardo Rigolon, Irene Fossà, Giovanni Targher, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rigolon
authors.affiliation: Riccardo Rigolon, Irene Fossà, Giovanni Targher, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fossà
authors.affiliation: Riccardo Rigolon, Irene Fossà, Giovanni Targher, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodella
authors.affiliation: Riccardo Rigolon, Irene Fossà, Giovanni Targher, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Targher
keywords: Acute esophageal necrosis; Black esophagus syndrome; Diabetic ketoacidosis