Studija slučaja
https://doi.org/10.64266/amu.1.2.7
"Superhik" syndrome
Lea Gvozdanović
orcid.org/0000-0001-7042-1722
; Opća Bolnica Našice, Našice, Hrvatska
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Luka Maršić
; Opća Bolnica "Dr Josip Benčević", Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
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
Datum izdavanja:
15.9.2025.
Posjeta: 650 *