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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2021

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

Sajad Karampoor, Fatemeh Afrashteh, Azadeh Laali

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sajad KarampoorGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh AfrashtehStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azadeh LaaliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Firoozgar Medical and Educational Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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PMCPMC8431841
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