Abstract

A 50-year-old man with a history of alcohol-related cirrhosis presented with jaundice, ascites, and tremors. Jaundice improved with abstinence during admission, and ascites resolved with diuretics. 6 weeks later, the patient presented again with involuntary limb movements. He maintained that he had been abstinent since the first discharge, and no other physical features of alcohol withdrawal were present. However, serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin was 2·3% (reference range <1·6%), suggesting some alcohol consumption in the previous 3–4 weeks.

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