Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), black esophagus, or Gurvits syndrome is a rare esophageal disorder. AEN defines itself with dark pigmentation of the esophagus, found during an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. [2] Pigmentation is usually black friable mucosa. [3]

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), also referred to as black esophagus, Gurvits syndrome, or acute necrotizing esophagitis, is a rare and life-threatening condition affecting the esophagus. This condition is characterized by either partial or total circumferential blackening of the esophagus that stops abruptly at the gastroesophageal junction ...

Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare syndrome classically characterized by a striking endoscopic image of diffuse and circumferential black mucosal discoloration of distal esophagus, with an abrupt transition at the gastroesophageal junction and variable proximal extension.

Acute esophageal necrosis, also known as black esophagus and necrotizing esophagitis, is a rare syndrome characterized by a striking diffuse circumferential black appearance of the esophageal mucosa that almost universally affects the distal esophagus and stops at the gastroesophageal junction .

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), commonly referred to as “black esophagus” or “acute necrotizing esophagitis”, is a rare clinical disorder classically characterized by a striking endoscopic image of diffuse, circumferential, black-appearing, distal esophageal mucosa on esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) (Figure 1) that stops abruptly at ...