Citation

Akhavan BJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Thomas EJ. ACG Case Rep. J. 2019; 6(9): e00208.

Affiliation

The University of Texas at Houston, Memorial Hermann Center of Healthcare Quality and Safety, Houston, TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American College of Gastroenterology)

DOI

10.14309/crj.0000000000000208

PMID

31750376

PMCID

PMC6831150

Abstract

Information on auto-brewery syndrome is limited in the medical literature. This rare syndrome occurs when yeast overgrowth leads to ethanol fermentation in the gut. We present a patient presenting with symptoms of alcohol intoxication with objective laboratory data of elevated blood ethanol levels without a history of alcohol consumption. We reviewed the literature and have discussed the current diagnostic and therapeutic options.

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.

Language: en