Acute Esophageal Necrosis: A Case of Black Esophagus with DKA.
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چکیده
Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, usually caused by hypoperfusion. In this report, we present a 34-year-old male patient suffering from acute esophageal necrosis presenting as hematemesis in a patient with Diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is rarely reported as a cause of acute esophageal necrosis and it is vital to diagnose it in a patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as a potential cause of mortality.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 18 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015