| Descriptor English: | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Sensibilidad Química Múltiple
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sensibilidade Química Múltipla | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Hypersensibilité chimique multiple | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Chemical Sensitivities, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple Environmental Intolerance, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances, Idiopathic Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances Intolerance, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances, Idiopathic Environmental Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Sensitivities, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple Chemical |
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| Tree number(s): |
C20.543.312.500 C21.223.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018777 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An acquired disorder characterized by recurrent symptoms, referable to multiple organ systems, occurring in response to demonstrable exposure to many chemically unrelated compounds at doses below those established in the general population to cause harmful effects. (Cullen MR. The worker with multiple chemical sensitivities: an overview. Occup Med 1987;2(4):655-61) |
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| Annotation: | coord IM with specific chemical IM or NIM if discussed |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Environmental Exposure (1987-1994) Hypersensitivity (1987-1994) Occupational Diseases (1987-1994) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 95 |
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| History Note: | 95 |
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| Entry Version: | MULTIPLE CHEM SENSITIVITY |
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| Related: |
Persian Gulf Syndrome
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 32135 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D018777 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WA 30.5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1995/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1994/05/31 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2002/07/03 |
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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| Concept UI |
M0028112 |
| Scope note | An acquired disorder characterized by recurrent symptoms, referable to multiple organ systems, occurring in response to demonstrable exposure to many chemically unrelated compounds at doses below those established in the general population to cause harmful effects. (Cullen MR. The worker with multiple chemical sensitivities: an overview. Occup Med 1987;2(4):655-61) |
| Preferred term | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity |
| Entry term(s) |
Chemical Sensitivities, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple Environmental Intolerance, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances, Idiopathic Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances Intolerance, Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances, Idiopathic Environmental Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Sensitivities, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple Chemical |
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