| Autor: |
Mamani CE; Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Teodoro álvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail:carlosmamani1981@gmail.com.; Carrera de Medicina, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, San Justo, Provincia de Buenos, Argentina., Palafox Rodríguez MH; Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Teodoro álvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Mamani SB; Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Teodoro álvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina., Valdez PR; Carrera de Medicina, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, San Justo, Provincia de Buenos, Argentina., Licciardi R; Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Teodoro álvarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Abstrakt: |
SARS-CoV-2 infection usually manifests as an acute respiratory syndrome, characterized by fever, cough, sore throat and dyspnea. Nonetheless, since the beginning of the pandemic in December 2019, less frequent initial symptoms were reported, as the sudden appearance of hiccups (singultus). We describe a clinical case of a 62-year-old male with a medical history of arterial hypertension, diabetes and chronic cardiac insufficiency, who complained of persistent hiccups as initial manifestation of COVID-19, followed by respiratory symptoms. After the SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis was made, the patient was hospitalized, receiving the corresponding treatment. The singultus partially improved with dopaminergic antagonists and it disappeared on the sixth day of hospitalization. Glycemic correction with regular insulin was required. He presented a favorable outcome, being discharged after 14 days of hospitalization. |
