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Immune System Diseases > Hypersensitivity > Environmental Illness > Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Disorders of Environmental Origin > Environmental Illness > Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Preferred term

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chemical Sensitivities, Multiple
  • Chemical Sensitivity, Multiple
  • Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance
  • Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome
  • Sensitivities, Multiple Chemical
  • Sensitivity, Multiple Chemical

In other languages

  • French

  • HCM (Hypersensibilité Chimique Multiple)
  • Intolérance multiple aux produits chimiques
  • Polytoxicosensibilité
  • PTS (PolyToxicoSensibilité)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FPG5RPQH-2

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