"Black esophagus": a rare complication of shock.
Am J Gastroenterol
; 91(11): 2432-4, 1996 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-8931435
ABSTRACT
An 83-yr-old man was admitted to our hospital in a state of shock. Twenty four hours after his admission, he started to pass fresh blood from his nasogastric tube. Upper endoscopy revealed diffuse, confluent blackening of the esophageal mucosa. A repeated endoscopy, after hemodynamic stabilization, demonstrated a striking improvement with granulation tissue. Caustic injury and viral or fungal infections were ruled out by history, clinical features, and appropriate tests. We suggest that in this elderly patient, a state of shock resulted in ischemic infarction of the esophageal mucosa.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Choque
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Esófago
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Infarto
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Gastroenterol
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel