[Treatment of patients with COVID-19 on Hemodialysis: Efficacy of Remdesivir].

Background: There is no standard therapy for hemodialysis (HD) patients with COVID-19. Data on remdesivir in HD patients with COVID-19 are scarce.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 25 HD patients with COVID-19 treated with remdesivir.

Hiccups as a specific neurological manifestation in males with COVID-19.

Several clinical manifestations of COVID-19 have been reported in the literature since then. In addition to upper respiratory symptoms, dysgeusia and anosmia are relatively common neurological manifestations with COVID-19. We had five cases of hiccups in succession; therefore, we assume that hiccups might be a specific symptom of COVID-19.

Red face may be a specific sign of SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant.

Japan is currently suffering the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the dominant type being SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant. Patients with COVID-19 variant types show more aggressive symptoms. In the present study, three patients developed a red face during treatment.