Black Esophagus (Acute Necrotizing Esophagitis) and Wischnewsky Lesions in a Death From Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Possible Underlying Mechanism

We report a death in a 67-year-old woman who died of DKA. At postmortem examination, the esophagus and stomach showed AEN and WLs, respectively. Although not previously reported together, both AEN and WLs have separately been described in cases of DKA. This case raises a possible unifying etiology of AEN and WLs in DKA (and probably also in hypothermic deaths and deaths related to alcohol abuse), manifested in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
Source: The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research