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bladder fermentation syndrome; urinary auto-brewery syndrome

Etiology: - Candida glabrata Pathology: - budding yeast of Candida glabrata appearscto produce high levels of ethanol in urine Laboratory: - ethanol in blood negative - ethyl glucuronide in urine negative Complications: - patient wihcirrhosis & poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, denied placement on liver transplant list because of consistently high urinary levels of ethanol

General

metabolic disease syndrome

References

  1. Orciari Herman A, Fairchild DG, Hefner E, It Wasn't Alcohol Use Disorder - Yeast in Her Bladder Was Making Ethanol Physician's First Watch, Feb 25, 2020 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org