Pseudolithiasis and Intractable Hiccups in a Boy Receiving Ceftriaxone

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A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized for high-grade fever and treated with intravenous ceftriaxone (50 mg per kilogram of body weight per day). After two days cholelithiasis was diagnosed by ultrasound examination. On the same day the patient had recurring bouts of hiccups, which resisted various therapeutic maneuvers. Ceftriaxone was continued for seven more days. After 12 days of recurring hiccups, the patient was referred to our clinic. His bouts of hiccups lasted 2 to 3 minutes, with pauses varying from 10 minutes to a few hours. The hiccups stopped completely during sleep.

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