Acute Esophageal Necrosis as a Rare Complication of Metabolic Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report

Salvatore Greco; Antonio Giovine; Cindy Rocchi; Riccardo Resca; Renato Bigoni; Luca Formigaro; Anna Grazia Angeletti; Nicolò Fabbri; Aurora Bonazza; Carlo V. Feo

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939624

15 August 2023 : Case report Italy

Acute Esophageal Necrosis as a Rare Complication of Metabolic Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis

Salvatore Greco^12ABEF, Antonio Giovine^1ABEF, Cindy Rocchi^1E, Riccardo Resca^1E, Renato Bigoni^1E, Luca Formigaro^1E, Anna Grazia Angeletti^1E, Nicolò Fabbri^3E, Aurora Bonazza

^4E*, Carlo V. Feo

^35G

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939624

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939624

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Figure 2. CT scan, transversal section of thorax, showing concentric thickening of the esophageal wall (A). The green line indicates the maximal thickening (13 mm); coronal section of thorax, showing craniocaudal extension of the esophageal wall (B); sagittal section of thorax, showing craniocaudal reduction of the esophageal lumen (C).

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Acute Esophageal Necrosis as a Rare Complication of Metabolic Acidosis in a Diabetic Patient: A Case Report

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