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[A man with a black oesophagus].
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An 85-year-old man came to the emergency room because of vomiting a black fluid and melaena. He was hypotensive and had severe anaemia. We suspected an upper digestive tract bleeding and a gastroscopy was performed, which showed necrosis of the entire oesophagus. Within 24 hours of admission the patient died of hypovolemic shock.