“Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Joint Authors
Shankar, Uday
Shaharyar, Sameer
Choksi, Vivek
Dave, Kairavee
Cantave, Rulz
Joseph, Jeevan
Kaplan, Steven
Feiz, Hamid
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 gastroesophageal junction.
Only 88 patients over a span of 40 years have received this diagnosis, and the prevalence of this disease ranges from 0.001 to 0.2% of cases in literature.
It more commonly affects men (4 : 1 ratio) in the sixth decade of life.
It is associated with a high mortality rate, approaching 32%.
We report a case of AEN presenting in the setting of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), affecting both the proximal and distal esophagus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Choksi, Vivek& Dave, Kairavee& Cantave, Rulz& Shaharyar, Sameer& Joseph, Jeevan& Shankar, Uday…[et al.]. 2017. “Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Choksi, Vivek…[et al.]. “Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Choksi, Vivek& Dave, Kairavee& Cantave, Rulz& Shaharyar, Sameer& Joseph, Jeevan& Shankar, Uday…[et al.]. “Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145531