Is Gulf War Syndrome really a mystery?
Is Gulf War Syndrome really a mystery?
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DOI：
10.1080/1362369042000248811
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
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通讯作者：
Jirava, Frantisek
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作者：
Emmerova, Milada;Jirava, Frantisek
自1991年海湾战争结束以来，大约有20000名美国退伍军人和来自其他盟国特遣队的类似比例的部队受到各种症状的影响，这些症状统称为“海湾战争综合症”。据报道，包括儿童在内的伊拉克平民也出现了类似症状。尽管进行了广泛的调查，但仍未就是否有根本原因达成一致。在这篇文章中，总结了该病的主要特征，并讨论了一些拟议的原因。一般的原因是燃烧井中石油燃烧不完全产生的有毒烟雾，这一假说与已知的两种可能的燃烧产物--一氧化氮和一氧化碳的毒理学有关。考虑了这一建议对可能的调查和治疗的影响。
Since the end of the 1991 Gulf War about 20,000 United States veterans and similar proportions of troops from other allied contingents have been affected by a variety of symptoms which have collectively become known as 'Gulf War Syndrome'. Similar symptoms have been reported in Iraqi civilians including children. Despite extensive investigations no agreement has been reached on whether there is an underlying cause or causes. In this article, the principal features of the illness are summarised and some of the proposed causes discussed. It is proposed that the common cause is the toxic smoke from incomplete combustion of oil from burning wells, and this hypothesis is related to the known toxicology of two likely combustion products, nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. The effect of this proposal on possible investigations and treatment is considered.