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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1134-8046</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Sociedad Española del Dolor]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1134-8046</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Inspira Network Group, S.L ]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1134-80462021000400169</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20986/resed.2021.3914/2021</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hipo persistente tras inyección epidural de betametasona: a propósito de un caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Persistent hiccups after epidural injection of betamethasone: a case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Ursúa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Villar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro Servicio de Neumología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Vigo ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>169</fpage>
<lpage>171</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1134-80462021000400169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1134-80462021000400169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1134-80462021000400169&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La analgesia epidural mediante inyección de corticoides es un procedimiento frecuente en las unidades de dolor. A pesar de ser una técnica con bajo índice de complicaciones, se ha descrito la aparición de hipo persistente tras la intervención. Se presenta como caso clínico el primer episodio publicado en España y sexto en el mundo de hipo persistente por betametasona administrada mediante inyección epidural, acompañado de una recapitulación sobre la definición de esta entidad y su etiología, fisiopatología, manejo e incidencia en pacientes a tratamiento con corticoides orales y epidurales. Debido a la duración, impacto en la calidad de vida y necesidad de tratamiento sintomático, se considera el caso más grave publicado hasta la fecha.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Epidural analgesia by corticosteroid injection is a common procedure in pain units. Despite being a technique with a low rate of complications, the appearance of persistent hiccups after the intervention has been described. We present as a clinical case the first episode published in Spain and the sixth in the world of persistent hiccups due to betamethasone administered by epidural injection, accompanied by a summary of the definition of this entity and its aetiology, pathophysiology, management and incidence in patients treated with oral and epidural corticosteroids. Due to its duration, impact on quality of life and need for symptomatic treatment, it is considered the most severe case published to date.]]></p></abstract>
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