Acute esophageal necrosis: A new case

Acute esophageal necrosis is an uncommon clinical entity. It is diagnosed with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with the presence of strikingly black necrotic esophagus. Very often no definite etiology is identified, even though a large list of potential associations has been postulated. His treatment is primarily medical. A high mortality is usually related to the underlying medical co-morbidities and diseases. We report a case of acute esophageal necrosis occurring in a patient undergoing Fournier’s gangrene intervention.