A case of type I diabetes complicated with acute necrotizing esophagitis

Abstract

We encountered a patient with type I diabetes who developed acute necrotizing esophagitis during hospitalization for the treatment of left humeral neck fracture. Hyperglycemia and dehydration associated with type I diabetes were thought to have affected the development of acute necrotizing esophagitis in this patient. Conservative treatment improved the mucosal damage. However, thereafter, the patient developed esophageal stenosis that required esophageal balloon dilatation. Since some patients with acute necrotizing esophagitis develop advanced esophageal stenosis during its healing process, careful follow-up is necessary.