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Persistent hiccups after treatment of COVID-19 with dexamethasone: A case report

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العنوان: Persistent hiccups after treatment of COVID-19 with dexamethasone: A case report
المؤلفون: Sajad Karampoor, Fatemeh Afrashteh, Azadeh Laali
المصدر: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 101515- (2021)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Diseases of the respiratory system
مصطلحات موضوعية: Hiccups, Dexamethasone, COVID-19, Diseases of the respiratory system, RC705-779
الوصف: Hiccups are involuntary and spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm, and multiple etiological factors have been suggested to be involved. Medications, such as dexamethasone, as well as some diseases, such as pneumonia, can cause persistent (>48 h) hiccups. Here, we report a 58-years-old male who had a fever, myalgia, cough, and ground-glass view in the chest computed tomography, and his PCR test for Covid-19 was positive. During the treatment course, persistent hiccups were developed after taking dexamethasone and lasted for six days. All cardiac and neurologic examinations were performed, and all of them were normal. After evaluating all of the possible underlying causes, dexamethasone was replaced by prednisolone. Upon a change in his treatment regimen, hiccups began to stop, and his symptoms also disappeared. Hiccups may occur in patients who have pneumonia and other infectious diseases. Dexamethasone can also stimulate hiccups along with infections.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2213-0071
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001775; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-0071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101515
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/006640d0c12a4ba09403a4e5e3731579
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.006640d0c12a4ba09403a4e5e3731579
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الوصف
تدمد:22130071
DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101515