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https://doi.org/10.64266/amu.1.2.7

"Superhik" syndrome

Lea Gvozdanović orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7042-1722 ; Opća Bolnica Našice, Našice, Hrvatska *
Luka Maršić ; Opća Bolnica "Dr Josip Benčević", Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska

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Sažetak

In medicine, we sometimes encounter cases that sound unusual but actually have a completely logical explanation. One such case is the “Superhik Syndrome” – a condition that the legendary villain from the Alan Ford series would proudly wear as a badge of honor. Although symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting may not seem unusual, their association with excessive alcohol consumption and metabolic changes can lead to alcoholic ketoacidosis – potentially dangerous condition that can easily be overlooked. And while his opponents in the comics would pass out from his deadly breath, in real life, that very symptom could be a sign of metabolic chaos requiring urgent medical intervention.

Ključne riječi

alcoholism; diabetic ketoacidosis; ketones; metabolic ketoacidosis

Hrčak ID:

335743

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/335743

Datum izdavanja:

15.9.2025.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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