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Occipital lobe meningioma in a patient with multiple chemical sensitivities.
Authors
Moorhead JF; Suruda AJ
Source
Am J Ind Med 2000 Apr; 37(4):443-446
NIOSHTIC No.
20037459
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The concurrent diagnosis of meningioma with increased intracranial pressure has not been reported previously in a patient who meets diagnostic criteria for multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). METHODS: A patient who had been evaluated in an occupational medicine practice, and by several other physicians for sensitivity to chemical odors was found to have papilledema and a visual field deficit. The patient met the clinical criteria set forth by Cullen in 1987 for MCS. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan was performed. RESULTS: The MRI revealed a large occipital lobe meningioma, which was surgically resected. Removal of the meningioma had little effect on the patient's symptoms. She has been unable to return to her job as a custodian. DISCUSSION: The etiology of MCS has been disputed and is currently unresolved. Those who evaluate patients with MCS are reminded that meningiomas and other intracranial mass lesions can affect olfaction, and that patients with MCS can have treatable intracranial abnormalities.
Keywords
Chemical-hypersensitivity; Odors; Occupational-medicine; Optic-system; Vision-disorders; Tumors; Skeletal-system; Diagnostic-tests; Etiology;
Author Keywords: multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS); meningioma; neoplasms; environmental illness; occupational medicine; illness behavior; smell
Contact
Dr. Suruda, University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, 75 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5120
CODEN
AJIMD8
Publication Date
20000401
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
asuruda@dfpm.utah.edu
Funding Type
Grant
Fiscal Year
2000
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-T42-CCT-810426
Issue of Publication
4
ISSN
0271-3586
Source Name
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
State
UT
Performing Organization
Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division