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Rev. méd. Chile
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137(5): 672-674, mayo 2009. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-521870
ABSTRACT
Acute esophageal necrosis, which presents as a black esophagus on endoscope, is an uncommon occurrence. It is defined as a dark pigmentation of the esophagus associated with histological mucosal necrosis. We report a 75-year-old man who developed black esophagus due to acute esophageal necrosis caused by septicemia. The patient had a favorable evolution.