[A new classification code is available in the Danish health-care classification system for patients with symptoms related to chemicals and scents]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 May 26;176(11):V10120627.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

From July 2012, a classification code for multiple chemical sensitivity has been available in the Danish healthcare classification system. The overall purpose is to register hospital contacts in Denmark. The diagnostic code is labelled "Symptoms related to chemicals and scents", DR688A1, and classified as a subcategory to "Medically unexplained symptoms", DR688A, which is a specialization of the ICD-10 code "R68.8 Other specified general symptoms and signs". The classification was decided with reference to the present lack of scientific understanding.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / adverse effects
  • Denmark
  • Humans
  • Inhalation Exposure / adverse effects
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / classification*
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / etiology
  • Odorants

Substances

  • Air Pollutants