The 62-year-old man, who had been sick for four days, showed no other symptoms of the disease.
By David Isaac, World Israel News
A Chicago man who suffered from hiccups for several days was found to have coronavirus, prompting doctors to issue a warning that hiccups could be a new symptom of the disease.
“Here we present a case of persistent hiccups as the present symptom of a Covid-19 infection in a 62-year-old man,” according to a report published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicinee.
The man, who had been sick for four days, showed no other symptoms of the disease.
However, when his lungs were admitted to the hospital signs of opacity of green glass, which suggested that he may be struggling with lung capacity. He was then treated for possible pneumonia until a coronary test returned positive.
“To our knowledge, this is the first case report of persistent hiccups as the current complaint in a Covid-19 positive patient in literature on emergency medicine,” the case report said.
Doctors from Chicago at Cook County Health Hospital advise that doctors should keep coronavirus in mind as a possible cause when confronted with unusual symptoms.
The medical field learns more about the disease as time goes on. The most noticeable symptoms are fever and cough. Later, loss of taste and aroma were added. Hiccup may be the following.
