Haloperidol: a possible medication for the treatment of exacerbation of intractable psychogenic sneezing.
Sneezing is one of the physiological defense mechanisms that develops generally due to nasal irritation. But intractable sneezing episodes are uncommon and generally detected among the adolescents. It is difficult to distinguish physiologic sneezing from psychogenic sneezing. Herein, we report a 12-year-old girl who was complaint with intractable sneezing. She was diagnosed as intractable psychogenic sneezing and haloperidol treatment was started. All symptoms had resolved completely within 2 weeks. As a result, haloperidol can be considered as a different treatment modality for intractable psychogenic sneezing.
Guner
Sukru Nail
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Department of Pediatrics, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey. gunersukru@hotmail.com
Gokcen
Cem
C
Gokturk
Bahar
B
Topal
Ozgul
O
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D012912:Sneezing
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol