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Elderly diabetic man presents with chronic hiccoughs, weight loss, fever, and darkening palmar creases.
Case report of an elderly Asian man presenting with chronic hiccoughs, anorexia, weight loss, and fever.
May prompt adrenal evaluation in diabetics with chronic hiccoughs; case report leaves open broader applicability.
An elderly Asian man returned from Bangladesh with an 18-month history of intermittent hiccoughs, anorexia, weight loss and fever. He had type 2 diabetes on insulin therapy with deteriorating glycaemic control. Examination revealed a thin, pale man, with intermittent hiccoughs, darkening of palmar
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Srirangalingam et al. (2011) studied this question. An elderly Asian man with type 2 diabetes presented with an 18-month history of intermittent hiccoughs, anorexia, weight loss, fever, and darkening of palmar creases.
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