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9330238

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Recent reports have pointed to an increased number of patients presenting with multisystem symptoms which they attribute to chemical exposures or to heightened chemical sensitivity. Twenty patients exposed to wood preservative products, who attended a joint toxicology and psychiatric clinic, were reviewed by a retrospective case note analysis. Thirteen patients attributed their symptoms to the wood preservative soon after the exposure, and seven patients developed the attribution only at a later date. Reported symptoms referred to all body systems, but there were few physical signs. Clinical findings suggest that the acute symptoms were consistent with the expected toxic effects, but the chronic symptoms could not be explained physically. Patient's beliefs about chemical poisoning could be understood as arising in the context of an attributional process, representing a sociopsychosomatic syndrome precipitated by wood preservative exposure. Patient management included a discussion of findings from assessments, published information, along with counseling where appropriate. Follow-up information from their general practitioners indicated a possible improvement in 50% of patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Apparent poisoning by wood preservatives: an attributional syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Guy's and St. Thomas Hospital Trust, Medical Toxicology Clinic, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article