Endocrinology Research and Practice
Case Report

Intractable Hiccups As a Presenting Symptom of Subacute Thyroiditis

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Trakya University, Medical Schooll, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Edirne, Turkey

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Trakya University, Neurology, Edirne, Turkey

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Istanbul University, Department of Infection Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey

Endocrinol Res Pract 2004; 8: 151-152
Read: 1389 Downloads: 482 Published: 07 April 2022

We describe an unusual presentation of a patient with hiccups. Two weeks before presentation, the patient experienced a sudden onset of hiccups lasting approximately 15 minutes per episode. The patient also reported symptoms of thyrotoxicosis during the same period of time. In euthyroid period hiccups is disappeared. We also discuss the mechanisms of hiccups in patient with thyroiditis.

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