Acute esophageal necrosis as a complication of diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report

Figure 1 Timeline of illness from symptom onset to resolution of esophageal damage in 63 year old Caucasian man with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute esophageal necrosis.

Figure 2 Endoscopic images. A: Endoscopic image of the presented patient’s mid-distal esophagus with circumferential black discolouration of the mucosa likely to be necrotic tissue; B: Distal esophagus with circumferential black discolouration of the mucosa with clear demarcation at the gastroesophageal junction in keeping with acute esophageal necrosis.