“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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4815752 |
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