Anesth Pain Med.  2015 Oct;10(4):308-311. 10.17085/apm.2015.10.4.308.

Suspicious psychogenic hiccup after interventional pain procedures: A case report

• Kang Y
• Chae YK
• Min J
• Lee YK
• Lee HS
• Je UJ

• KMID: 2148019
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17085/apm.2015.10.4.308

Abstract

Several cases of the hiccups that occurred after interventional pain procedures have been previously reported. A 34-year-old man had suffered from persistent hiccups that started after epidural and trigger point injection of steroid. His hiccups were stopped during meals and sleep. Furthermore, hiccups did not occur after intravenous or intramuscular steroid injection due to eczema and bronchitis, and after interventional pain procedure that was performed under sedation with midazolam. Hence, we suspected that his hiccups had resulted from a psychogenic cause.

Keyword

Epidural injection; Hiccough; Hiccups; Psychogenic aspects; Steroid

MeSH Terms

Adult
Bronchitis
Eczema
Hiccup*
Humans
Injections, Epidural
Meals
Midazolam
Trigger Points
Midazolam