Urinary Auto-brewery Syndrome: A Case Report
@article{Kruckenberg2020UrinaryAS, title={Urinary Auto-brewery Syndrome: A Case Report}, author={Katherine M Kruckenberg and Andrea F. Dimartini and Jacqueline A. Rymer and Anthony W. Pasculle and Kenichi Tamama}, journal={Annals of Internal Medicine}, year={2020}, volume={172}, pages={702 - 704} }
Background: Auto-brewery syndrome is a rare medical condition in which intoxicating quantities of ethanol are produced by specific types of yeast or bacteria through endogenous fermentation in the digestive system (1). Objective: To alert clinicians to the possibility of a previously unrecognized auto-brewery syndrome in which ethanol is produced through endogenous fermentation in the urinary system. Case Report: A 61-year-old woman with cirrhosis and poorly controlled diabetes presented to our…
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