Hiccups following steroid oral mini-pulse (OMP) therapy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology | January 1, 2004| | Copyright

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Oral mini-pulse therapy (OMP) with corticosteroids has been successfully used for the treatment of alopecia areata with minimal side effects.[1] Persistent hiccups is a rare complication of oral and intravenous corticosteroid therapy.[2] We report a case who developed hiccups following betamethasone OMP, a side effect that has not been reported earlier.

A 22-year-old man presented with alopecia areata on the scalp of six months' duration. It was progressive both in terms of size and number of lesions. He gave no history of atopy, hypertension or diabetes. He had been intermittently ...

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