Environmental Hypersensitivity

《英文msh詞典》Environmental Hypersensitivity
[同義詞] Environmental Hypersensitivity
[主題詞] Environmental Illness
[中文釋義] 環境超敏反應
[英文釋義] A polysymptomatic condition believed by clinical ecologists to result from immune dysregulation induced by common foods,allergens,and chemicals,resulting in various physical and mental disorders. The medical community has remained largely skeptical of the existence of this disease,given the plethora of symptoms attributed to environmental illness,the lack of reproducible laboratory abnormalities,and the use of unproven therapies to treat the condition. (From Segen,Dictionary of Modern Medicine,1992)