Indoor mold spore exposure: a possible factor in the etiology of multifocal choroiditis.
OBJECTIVE
To report on the correlation between indoor mold exposure and a case of multifocal choroiditis (MFC).


METHODS
Observational case report.


METHODS
A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with MFC who had had extensive mold exposure underwent an allergic evaluation, including a comprehensive environmental history, physical examination, radioallergosorbent test, and skin testing.


RESULTS
The patient's vision deteriorated after numerous recurrences of MFC triggered by exposure to extremely high mold environments (mold counts recorded between 3,000 and 13,000 mold spores/m(3)).


CONCLUSIONS
Exposure to high indoor mold count environments may be a factor in the etiology of MFC. Further studies are indicated.
Rudich
Reuven
R
Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. inurr@worldnet.att.net
Santilli
John
J
Rockwell
William J
WJ
D000328:Adult; D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000209:etiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012008:Recurrence; D014792:Visual Acuity
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G