“Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) also known as “black esophagus” or necrotizing esophagitis is a rare syndrome characterized by a striking diffuse patchy or circumferential black appearance of the esophageal mucosa that preferentially affects the distal esophagus and terminates at the gastroesophagea...

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Main Authors: Vivek Choksi, Kairavee Dave, Rulz Cantave, Sameer Shaharyar, Jeevan Joseph, Uday Shankar, Steven Kaplan, Hamid Feiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4815752
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