Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN), colloquially known as black oesophagus, is a rare yet striking clinical syndrome characterised by circumferential necrosis of the esophageal mucosa.

“Acute esophageal necrosis, self-neglect and medical neglect contributed significantly to her death,” the pathologist wrote in her report, adding that Reneyda arrived at the hospital with ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Definition EoE is a disease characterized by a variety of upper gastrointestinal symptoms that occur in association with dense esophageal eosinophilia ( Box 1 ); its ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that largely affects older adults. Discover the causes, risk factors, how it’s classified, and more information like on ...

Bronchitis is an infection of the tubes that lead to the lungs. It can be acute or chronic. Symptoms include a cough and wheezing. Smoking is a major risk factor. Find out more.

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background and Aims: Acute variceal bleed (AVB) is an important precipitating factor for development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, there is paucity of ...

Background Acute pancreatitis has long been considered a disorder of pancreatic self-digestion, in which intracellular activation of digestive proteases induces tissue injury. Chemokines, released ...

In this paper 4 patients are described who had bilateral symmetrical confluent retinal swelling followed by apparent necrosis and sloughing of the retina into the vitreous. The disease was accompanied ...

The effective segmentation of esophagus and esophageal cancer from Computed Tomography (CT) images can meaningfully assist doctors in the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer patients. However ...

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a rare but devastating and rapidly progressive viral retinitis. The most common aetiological agents are reported to be herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster ...