"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Irritants" by people in Profiles.
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Langstein HN, Duman H, Seelig D, Butler CE, Evans GR. Retrospective study of the management of chemotherapeutic extravasation injury. Ann Plast Surg. 2002 Oct; 49(4):369-74.
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Graham DY. What the gastroenterologist should know about the gastrointestinal safety profiles of bisphosphonates. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Aug; 47(8):1665-78.
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Tortolero SR, Bartholomew LK, Tyrrell S, Abramson SL, Sockrider MM, Markham CM, Whitehead LW, Parcel GS. Environmental allergens and irritants in schools: a focus on asthma. J Sch Health. 2002 Jan; 72(1):33-8.
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Wilhelmus KR. The Draize eye test. Surv Ophthalmol. 2001 May-Jun; 45(6):493-515.
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Dautel PJ, Whitehead L, Tortolero S, Abramson S, Sockrider MM. Asthma triggers in the elementary school environment: a pilot study. J Asthma. 1999 Dec; 36(8):691-702.