Alcoholic ketoacidosis that developed with a hypoglycemic attack after eating a high-fat meal.

Case: Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) usually occurs in patients with a history of prolonged alcohol abuse and recent binge drinking followed by abrupt cessation of alcohol consumption.

Outcome: A 61-year-old man was brought to our emergency department. He had a history of eating barbecued beef with beer the previous night.

[A case of alpha-fetoprotein-producing fetal gut-like small intestinal cancer].

A 72-year-old Japanese woman was admitted because of vomiting and abdominal pain. An enhanced computed tomography scan showed a small intestinal obstruction due to ileal wall thickening and multiple liver metastases. Her serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level was high at 1671.