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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun 20;11(6):e7367.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7367. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Dexamethasone to prednisolone rotation relieved hiccups in colorectal cancer patient continuing teleworking during anticancer therapy

Takuya Nagata  1   2 , Ayako Watanabe  1   2 , Kenji Momo  2 , Yuka Kashiwabara  1   2 , Misa Saeki  1   2 , Yuji Oto  1   2 , Takeshi Uchikura  2 , Koji Kobayashi  3 , Hirokazu Toshima  3 , Ken Shimada  3 , Katsumi Tanaka  2
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Dexamethasone to prednisolone rotation relieved hiccups in colorectal cancer patient continuing teleworking during anticancer therapy

Takuya Nagata et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of chemotherapy-induced hiccups that were alleviated by steroid rotation. Hiccups are often overlooked, but they have an impact on the patient's quality of life. In the COVID-19 era, web-based teleworking has become an important tool, hiccups during a teleconference should be noted as a concern for patients.

Keywords: colorectal cancer; dexamethasone; hiccups; prednisolone; steroid rotation; teleworking.

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Conflict of interest statement

The Department of Hospital Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Showa University received funds from Ono for a contract research project according to a collaborative research agreement. YO's kin is employed from Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma. KS is a medical adviser of Ono, Taiho, and Sawai. As a potential conflict of interest, Hospital Pharmaceutics received research grants from Daiichi Sankyo, Mochida, Shionogi, Ono, Taiho, Nippon‐kayaku, and Bayer. TN received an honorarium fee for presentations from Sanofi. KM received an honorarium fee for presentations from Nippon‐Kayaku and Abbvie Inc. YK received an honorarium fee for presentations from Daiichi Sankyo. HT received an honorarium fee for presentations from Daiichi Sankyo, Taiho, Bristol‐Myers. KS received an honorarium fee for presentations from Daiichi Sankyo, Ono, Taiho, Yakult, Bristol‐Myers. KT received an honorarium for presentations at AYUMI, Daiichi Sankyo, TERUMO, Chugai, Towa, and Taisho. The other authors declare no conflict of interest associated with this manuscript.

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Severity of hiccups and nausea with dexamethasone and prednisolone.
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