Multiple chemical sensitivity and idiopathic environmental intolerance (part two)
Multiple chemical sensitivity and idiopathic environmental intolerance (part two)
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多种化学敏感性和特发性环境不耐受(第二部分)
DOI:
10.1007/bf02908886
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Y. Aizawa
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Mitsuyasu Watanabe;H. Tonori;Y. Aizawa
Multiple chemical sensitivity/idiopathic environmental intolerance (MCS/IEI) is a commonly used diagnostic term for a group of symptoms without apparent organic basis. The symptoms are characteristic of dysfunction in multiple organ systems. They wax and wane fluctuate according to exposure to low levels of chemical agents in the patient’s environment, and sometimes begin after a distinct environmental change or injury such an industrial accident or chemical introduced after remodeling. Although traditional medical organizations have not agreed on a definition for this syndrome, it is being increasingly recognized and makes up an increasing percentage of the caseload at occupational/environmental medical clinics. Part two of this review article discusses diagnosis, clinical examination, long-term follow up of MCS/IEI, and the role of physicians, research on odor and treatment, diseases with similar symptoms, and further research regarding MCS/IEI patients.