Open AccessBlack esophagus - case report
Author(s) -
Slobodan Nikolić,
Vladimir Živković
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1402094n
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , esophagus , esophagitis , cause of death , concomitant , sudden death , gastroenterology , disease , surgery , reflux
Diseases of the gastrointestinal system, and especially diseases of esophagus, are a rare cause of sudden unexpected death in any age group. Black esophagus is an acute necrotizing inflammation of the mucosa of the lower parts of esophagus, diffusely affecting its entire circumference. This inflammation could be a source of profuse bleeding and cause sudden unexpected death.