title: Intractable paroxysmal sneezing in an adolescent.
abstract: Intractable paroxysmal sneezing in an 11 1/2-year-old girl was characterized by sneezing with her eyes open, no sneezing while asleep, and sneezing that was refractory to various medications. Results of physical examination were unremarkable. A review of the literature reveals that the disorder is usually psychogenic and responds to psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Keating
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Sachs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D012912:Sneezing