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Descriptor English:   Multiple Chemical Sensitivity 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sensibilidad Química Múltiple 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sensibilidade Química Múltipla 
Synonyms English:   Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances  
Tree Number:   C20.543.312.500
C21.223.500
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with specific chemical IM or NIM if discussed
See Related English:   Persian Gulf Syndrome
 
History Note English:   95 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
blood cerebrospinal fluid
classification congenital
complications diet therapy
diagnosis drug therapy
economics ethnology
embryology enzymology
epidemiology etiology
genetics history
immunology metabolism
microbiology mortality
nursing pathology
prevention & control physiopathology
parasitology psychology
radiography rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging radiotherapy
surgery therapy
urine ultrasonography
veterinary virology
Record Number:   32135 
Unique Identifier:   D018777 

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