Acute Esophageal Necrosis or Black Esophagus in the Setting of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Main Authors: Saqr Alsakarneh MD (Author), Fouad Jaber MD (Author), Anika Mittal BA (Author), Saeed Abughazaleh MD (Author), Yazan Abboud MD (Author), John Campbell MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) or black esophagus is a rare cause of mortality in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and developed melena eventually attributed to AEN. The esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)...