Can persistent hiccups be a progression marker in COVID-19?

Handan ALAY; Nazım DOĞAN; Zülal ÖZKURT; Nuray BİLGE; Fatma KESMEZ CAN; Ömer ARAZ

doi:https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.867371

Makale detayları

Can persistent hiccups be a progression marker in COVID-19?

Yazarlar:

Handan ALAY | Nazım DOĞAN | Zülal ÖZKURT | Nuray BİLGE | Fatma KESMEZ CAN | Ömer ARAZ

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.240-242

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000482146

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.867371

Özet:

 

Hiccup is a reflex action that may rarely be intractable. A 55-year-old man diagnosed with COVID-19 was hospitalized to our clinic with body temperature elevation, weakness, and headache persisting for the previous three days. Persistent hiccups were present during follow-up, and progression was observed at pulmonary tomography with an increase in the numbers and dimensions of focal ground glass areas. Lymphocyte count was 920/µL, platelet count 138X103/µL, sedimentation rate 6 mm/h, ferritin 1256 ng/mL, C-reactive protein 16.8 mg/L, aspartate aminotransferase 43 U/L, alanine aminotransferase 67 U/L, and lactate dehydrogenase 326 U/L. Other potential causes of persistent hiccups were excluded. COVID-19 immune plasma and remdesivir therapy were initiated. The hiccups resolved two days after treatment, and the patient was discharged on the 11th day of follow-up. Persistent hiccups should be remembered among the symptoms that may appear during the clinical progression of COVID-19.

Makale detayları

Can persistent hiccups be a progression marker in COVID-19?

Yazarlar: Handan ALAY | Nazım DOĞAN | Zülal ÖZKURT | Nuray BİLGE | Fatma KESMEZ CAN | Ömer ARAZ

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.240-242

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000482146

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 2636-8579

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.867371

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Handan ALAY | Nazım DOĞAN | Zülal ÖZKURT | Nuray BİLGE | Fatma KESMEZ CAN | Ömer ARAZ

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.240-242

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000482146

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.867371