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Case Reports
. 2007 Nov 14;13(42):5662-3.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i42.5662.

Black esophagus with concomitant candidiasis developed after diabetic ketoacidosis

Yong-Hwan Kim  1 , Si-Young Choi
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Case Reports

Black esophagus with concomitant candidiasis developed after diabetic ketoacidosis

Yong-Hwan Kim et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Black esophagus is a very rare disease and its pathogenesis has been unclear. Black esophagus developed concomitantly with candidiasis after diabetic ketoacidosis has not been reported yet. We report a case who developed esophageal stricture after the treatment of black esophagus and thus balloon dilatation was performed several times but failed, hence, surgical treatment was performed.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopy shows that esophagus is circumferentially black and friable.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Barium swallow study. A: Stricture formation at middle esophagus; B: Improvement of the stricture was seen after surgical treatment.
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