TY - JOUR
T1 - Hiccups and hyponatremia
T2 - Unusual co-presentation in COVID-19
AU - Sangamesh, Samarth
AU - Gosavi, Siddharth
AU - Shastry, Shashank
AU - Johny, Sandra M
N1 - Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is the newly discovered infectious disease, affecting millions worldwide. Majority of the patients present with mild respiratory syndrome. Some neurological symptoms are reported like anosmia & dysgeusia. We are presenting a case with hiccups as an unusual symptom. An elderly male patient presented to Bapuji teaching hospital attached to JJM medical college, Davangere on 24th July 2020 with intractable hiccups in the last 5 days. There were no other symptoms. Patient's saturation was initially 98% at room air which then dropped to 90%. Based on clinical knowhow, SARS-Cov-2 RNA qualitative RT-PCR test was sent, and the results came positive. Patient improved symptomatically in 2 days and was kept in ward for observation for a total of 7 days. This extremely rare case report brings to light new atypical symptom of COVID-19 are being presented every other day, which shows how the importance being aware of the same.
AB - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is the newly discovered infectious disease, affecting millions worldwide. Majority of the patients present with mild respiratory syndrome. Some neurological symptoms are reported like anosmia & dysgeusia. We are presenting a case with hiccups as an unusual symptom. An elderly male patient presented to Bapuji teaching hospital attached to JJM medical college, Davangere on 24th July 2020 with intractable hiccups in the last 5 days. There were no other symptoms. Patient's saturation was initially 98% at room air which then dropped to 90%. Based on clinical knowhow, SARS-Cov-2 RNA qualitative RT-PCR test was sent, and the results came positive. Patient improved symptomatically in 2 days and was kept in ward for observation for a total of 7 days. This extremely rare case report brings to light new atypical symptom of COVID-19 are being presented every other day, which shows how the importance being aware of the same.
U2 - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1582_20
DO - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1582_20
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 34041119
SN - 2249-4863
VL - 10
SP - 1040
EP - 1043
JO - Journal of family medicine and primary care
JF - Journal of family medicine and primary care
IS - 2
ER -