Reactive intestinal dysfunction syndrome (RIDS) caused by chemical exposures.

Archives of Environmental Health | September 1, 1998| | Copyright

IN 1985, Brooks et al.[1] introduced a new disorder in their study entitled "RADS: Case Reports of Persistent Airways Hyper-reactivity Following High Level Irritant Exposures." Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome was characterized by its rapid onset, specific relationship to a single environmental exposure, and the apparent lack of an allergic or immunologic etiology. In addition, there was no documented preexisting respiratory illness, and the respiratory symptoms and airway hyperreactivity persisted for at least 4 y after the initial incident. In their report, Brooks et ...

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