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. 2021 Apr-Jun;67(2):115-116.
doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_635_20.

Acute esophageal necrosis: An uncommon entity

A D Sonavane  1 , D Gupta  1 , A Ambekar  2 , A Nagral  1
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Acute esophageal necrosis: An uncommon entity

A D Sonavane et al. J Postgrad Med. 2021 Apr-Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Endoscopic appearance of esophagus: (a) upper end of esophagus demonstrated ulcerated and friable esophageal mucosa; (b and c) middle and lower third of esophagus revealed circumferentially thickened, necrotic, black-coloured esophageal mucosa; (d) the black-appearing esophageal mucosa abruptly ended at the gastro-esophageal mucosa; with a clear demarcation; beyond which normal gastric mucosa was visualized
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological evaluation of esophageal mucosal biopsies: (a) benign squamous esophageal mucosa with profuse inflammatory cells; hematoxylin and eosin stain (magnification 4X); (b) extensive necrotic slough, hematoxylin and eosin stain (magnification 20X)
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