[Genitourinary symptoms of multiple chemical sensitivity in spanish publications.]

Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a multi-symptomatic systemic disease whose genitourinary symptoms are poorly known. The aim of this article is to study these symptoms in Spanish publications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of descriptive type on the genitourinary symptoms of MCS is carried out in the Spanish publications between the years 2000 and 2019. The search in Medline was performed with MeSH terms "multiple chemical sensitivity Spanish" and in Google with free terms "sensibilidad química multiple España". In the publications found, only those referring to genitourinary symptoms were selected, in which year, authors, type of article (clinical case, review, casuistry), genital symptoms, urinary symptoms, specialty, hospital or centre and city were studied. The results of these variables have been analyzed with descriptive statistics.

We found 45 Spanish publications on MCS of which 20 (44,4%) mentioned genitourinary symptoms. The 20 articles corresponded to 7 clinical cases, 6 reviews, 2 case series, 2 updates, 1 book chapter, 1 special article and 1 consensus document. We found 12 publications on female genital symptoms (60%), 12 on urinary symptoms (60%) and 4 on male genital symptoms (20%). The specialties with the highest number of publications were Family Medicine and Psychiatry with 3 (15%) and Neumology, Toxicology and Anesthesia and Resuscitation with 2 (10%). There are publications from 13 hospitals and 7 national centers, health agencies or foundations. The publications corresponded to 10 cities, the 2 with the most publications being Madrid with 6 (30%) and Barcelona with 6 (30%). CONCLUSIONS: The genitourinary symptoms of MCS are mentioned in about half of the Spanish publications. There is a clear predominance of these symptoms in women. This "genitourinary syndrome" should be taken into account in urological and gynecological patients with MCS.