Another possible precipitating factor in multiple sclerosis: the exposure to organic solvents.
Recent clinical observations seem to indicate that a possible correlation may exist between the appearance of inflammatory diseases of the nervous system and exposure to organic solvents. In certain cases the patients could not be distinguished, either from the clinical or laboratory point of view, from typical cases of multiple sclerosis. These observations raise the problem of a possible action of organic solvents on the immunological responses, already described in different pathological conditions as a further possible precipitating factor in MS.
D000328:Adult; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000276:immunology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009996:Osmotic Fragility / Q000187:drug effects; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning*
D012997:Solvents