Hiccups in COVID-19: A rare complaint with many possible causes |Biomedgrid

We present a patient convalescing from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who developed persistent hiccups. Besides phrenic nerve inflammation due to viral and bacterial pneumonias, medication side effect (e.g., dexamethasone) may be involved in its pathogenesis. Physicians should be aware that the disease itself may not be the only reason for the symptoms their patients may be complaining: side effects of over-thecounter drugs may add some risk to the natural course of COVID-19.