The fundamentals of mold-related illness: when to suspect the environment is making a patient sick.
Disorders related to indoor air quality have become a major concern for primary care physicians, who often are asked to evaluate patients whose symptoms may be caused or aggravated by indoor exposure to mold. In this article, we review the common types of indoor mold and discuss the management of mold exposure and related illnesses.
Fung
Frederick
F
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego, CA 92101, USA. fred.fung@sharp.com
Hughson
William G
WG
D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000209:etiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications; D015651:Mycotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*