RT Book, Section
A1 Cullen, Mark R.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141969968
T1 Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141969968
RD 2024/04/18
AB During  the  1980s  a  curious  clinical  syndrome  emerged  in  occupational  and  environmental  health  practice  characterized  by  apparent  intolerance  to  low  levels  of  man-made  chemicals  and  odors.  Although  still  lacking  a  widely  agreed  upon  definition  or  necessarily  permanent  designation,1  the  disorder  idiosyncratically  occurs  in  individuals  who  have  experienced  a  single  or  recurring  episodes  of  a  typical  chemical  intoxication  or  injury  such  as  solvent  or  pesticide  poisoning  or  reaction  to  poor  indoor  air  quality.  Subsequently,  an  expansive  array  of  divergent  environmental  contaminants  in  air,  food,  or  water  may  elicit  a  wide  range  of  symptoms  at  doses  far  below  those  which  typically  produce  toxic  reactions.  Although  these  symptoms  are  not  associated  with  objective  impairment  of  the  organs  to  which  they  are  referable,  the  complaints  may  be  impressive  and  cause  considerable  dysfunction  and  disability  for  the  sufferer.