COVID-19 Sürecinde Gelişen Persistan Hıçkırık: Nadir Bir Olgu

SARS-CoV-2 patogenezinin tanımlanmasından günümüze kadar birçok klinik tablo karşımıza çıkmıştır ve bu klinik tablolara her geçen gün yenileri eklenmektedir. Hastalığın hem prezentasyonunda hem de hastalık sonrası dönemde farklı belirtiler görülebilmektedir; diyaframın ve interkostal kasların spontan, miyoklonik kasılmaları sonucu oluşan hıçkırık da bunlardan biridir. Bu olgu sunumunda, COVID-19 tanısı aldıktan 12 gün sonra başlayan ve üç gün süren kesintisiz hıçkırık yakınması olan hasta sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

COVID-19, hıçkırık, SARS-CoV-2

Persistent Hiccups During COVID-19: A Rare Case

Many clinical situations have emerged from the definition of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis to the present day, and new ones are added to these clinical situations every day. Different symptoms can be seen both in the presentation of the disease and in the post-disease period, including hiccups caused by spontaneous, myoclonic contractions of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. In this case report, a patient with uninterrupted hiccups that started 12 days after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and lasted for three days is presented.

Keywords:

COVID-19, hiccups, SARS-CoV-2,

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