Intractable sneezing unfolding a hideous truth
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2021
Abstract
Intractable sneezing is a diagnosis of exclusion and is mostly psychogenic. We reported a case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with uncontrollable bouts of sneezing for three weeks, which did not respond to conventional treatment. She was eventually diagnosed to have psychogenic intractable sneezing, which was triggered by an unfortunate family circumstance. She improved with psychotherapy and was discharged well. Literature review on intractable sneezing showed that patients were predominately female teenagers and mostly recovered after psychotherapy. Multidisciplinary team effort especially with a child psychiatrist is important for the treatment and follow-up of these patients. Imaging should also be routinely performed as some had underlying organic causes that presented as intractable sneezing.
Keywords
Conversion syndrome, Sneezing, Psychogenic, Article review, Intractable sneezing
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
None
Publication Title
Cureus
Volume
13
Issue
5
Publisher
Cureus Inc