Auto-Brewery Syndrome After COVID-19 Infection

Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is a rare medical condition, wherein gut microbiota ferment carbohydrates to alcohol. Risk factors for ABS include diets high in carbohydrates and sugars, diabetes mellitus, prior gastrointestinal surgery, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and certain genetic mutations, a...

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Published inACG case reports journal Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e01248
Main Authors Yates, Sarah R, Saito, Akira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wolters Kluwer 01.02.2024
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Case Report
Small Bowel
COVID-19
small intestines
auto-brewery syndrome
dysbiosis
gut fermentation syndrome
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Summary:Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) is a rare medical condition, wherein gut microbiota ferment carbohydrates to alcohol. Risk factors for ABS include diets high in carbohydrates and sugars, diabetes mellitus, prior gastrointestinal surgery, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and certain genetic mutations, among others. We provide a case of ABS that developed after known COVID-19 infection, which may be one of the contributing factors to its development.
ISSN:2326-3253
2326-3253
DOI:10.14309/crj.0000000000001248