"Irritants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs that act locally on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces to produce inflammation; those that cause redness due to hyperemia are rubefacients; those that raise blisters are vesicants and those that penetrate sebaceous glands and cause abscesses are pustulants; tear gases and mustard gases are also irritants.
| Descriptor ID |
D007509
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.400 D27.888.569.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritants" by people in Profiles.
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Managing Your Asthma: Avoiding Irritants. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 07 01; 206(1):P1-P2.
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Optical rhinometry in nonallergic irritant rhinitis: a capsaicin challenge study. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Oct; 3(10):795-800.
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Environmental allergens and irritants in schools: a focus on asthma. J Sch Health. 2002 Jan; 72(1):33-8.
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The Draize eye test. Surv Ophthalmol. 2001 May-Jun; 45(6):493-515.
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Asthma triggers in the elementary school environment: a pilot study. J Asthma. 1999 Dec; 36(8):691-702.
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Skin irritation testing in man for hazard assessment--evaluation of four patch systems. Hum Exp Toxicol. 1995 Sep; 14(9):729-34.