Clinical Alcohol Hypoglycemia
Authors: M. CARNEIRO DEMOURA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 May 1967Clinical Alcohol HypoglycemiaM. CARNEIRO DEMOURA, M.D., J. PINTO CORREIA, M.D., F. MADEIRA, M.D.M. CARNEIRO DEMOURA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. PINTO CORREIA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. MADEIRA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-893 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBrown and Harvey (1) in 1941 were the first to report hypoglycemia in chronic alcoholics that was precipitated by the ingestion of alcoholic beverages. Although the hypoglycemia was initially attributed to ingredients other than ethanol, it was subsequently shown that ethanol per se can produce hypoglycemia (2, 3). Since then other authors have confirmed the existence of alcohol hypoglycemia, and data have been presented recently that help to elucidate the pathways of its production (3-5). During the past 4 years we have been able to study three additional cases of clinical alcohol hypoglycemia with documented episodes of hypoglycemia and minimal...References1. BROWNHARVEY TMAM: Spontaneous hypoglycemia in "smoke" drinkers. JAMA 117: 12, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CUMMINS LH: Hypoglycemia and convulsions in children following alcohol ingestion. J. Pediat. 58: 23, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FREINKELSINGERARKYBLEICHERANDERSONSILBERT NDLRASJJBCK: Alcohol hypoglycemia. I. Carbohydrate metabolism of patients with clinical alcohol hypoglycemia and the experimental reproduction of the syndrome with pure ethanol. J. Clin. Invest. 42: 1112, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. FIELDWILLIAMSMORTIMORE JBHEGE: Studies on the mechanism of ethanol-induced hypoglycemia. Ibid., p. 497. 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Med. 64: 808, 1964. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Lisbon,From the Department of Patologia Médica, University Hospital of Santa Maria, Lisbon Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal.Requests for reprints should be addressed to M. Carneiro deMoura, M.D., Department of Patologia Médica, Hospital of Santa Maria, Medical School of Lisbon, Lisbon-4, Portugal. 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