Acute esophageal necrosis complicating diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with type II diabetes mellitus and excessive cola consumption: a case report

• Published in: Diabetology international Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 315 - 319
• Main Authors: Avramidou, Despoina, Violatzi, Paraskevi, Zikoudi, Dimitra-Georgia, Mourseloglou, Anil, Panagaris, Stefanos, Metaxa, Eleni, Partsalidis, Anestis, Feresiadis, Ioannis, Savva, Christakis, Papadopoulos, Vasileios
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2022

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) implicates poor tissue perfusion, functionally defective mucosal barrier, and corrosive injury of the esophageal mucosa, typically characterized by diffuse, circumferential greyish or black discoloration of the esophagus in esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Low-volume state...