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2014, Number 4

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Med Int Mex 2014; 30 (4)

Sudden Death Due to Black Esophagus

Chávez-Valencia V, Orizaga-de la Cruz C, Aguilar-Bixano O, Villagómez-Vázquez E

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 478-481
PDF size: 394.13 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Acute esophageal necrosis (black esophagus) is a rare entity whose etiology is unknown. The endoscopic findings show a black circumferential coloration of the esophageal mucosa and mucosal necrosis. We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, haemodyalisis, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C. He developed sepsis and on the seventh day after he was hospitalized, he presented mane and vomiting in coffee grounds, diagnostic endoscopy showed black esophagus and bulb ulcer Forrest IIB; 72 hours after diagnosis presented with cardiac arrest sudden death without responding to resuscitation.


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