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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal Necrosis ... chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... mlVF, PPI gtt, GI ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... #management #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... patients present with upper ... melena - Other GI ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
have preceding upper ... Drugs - I.e., antibiotics ... biologics (tumor necrosis ... nausea, vomiting, GI ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis