TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple chemical sensitivity
T2 - pursuit of a scientific consensus, need for a public health response. Commentary
AU - Rossi, Sabrina
AU - Vanacore, Nicola
AU - Comba, Pietro
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - On the international scene, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is defined, by several experts, as a multisystem syndrome that develops following chronic exposures to low doses of common chemical contaminants. Its general characteristics are, however, the object of conflicting opinions and a source of debate and research aimed at the appropriate nosological and therapeutic frameworks. In the face of a potentially debilitating trend, both in the occupational and in the economical and social sphere, the scientific community has not so far found an agreement. This problem leads patients and their associations to periodically claim some requests. The syndrome is also taken into consideration at a political level, especially due to the close connection with the problems related to environmental pollution and to decision making in the field of control and prevention. For these reasons we believe that an appropriate widespread surveillance network for MCS should be set up in Italy, capable of intercepting possible cases, analyzing them at a multidisciplinary level, and following their evolution.
AB - On the international scene, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is defined, by several experts, as a multisystem syndrome that develops following chronic exposures to low doses of common chemical contaminants. Its general characteristics are, however, the object of conflicting opinions and a source of debate and research aimed at the appropriate nosological and therapeutic frameworks. In the face of a potentially debilitating trend, both in the occupational and in the economical and social sphere, the scientific community has not so far found an agreement. This problem leads patients and their associations to periodically claim some requests. The syndrome is also taken into consideration at a political level, especially due to the close connection with the problems related to environmental pollution and to decision making in the field of control and prevention. For these reasons we believe that an appropriate widespread surveillance network for MCS should be set up in Italy, capable of intercepting possible cases, analyzing them at a multidisciplinary level, and following their evolution.
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U2 - 10.4415/ANN_19_04_03
DO - 10.4415/ANN_19_04_03
M3 - Article
C2 - 31850857
AN - SCOPUS:85076867146
VL - 55
SP - 319
EP - 322
JO - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
JF - Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
SN - 0021-2571
IS - 4
ER -