Introduction and Summary: Workshop on Children's Health and Indoor Mold Exposure

To evaluate the health consequences for children of indoor exposure to molds, an international workshop was organized with 15 scientists from eight countries. The participants agreed that exposure to molds may constitute a health threat to children resulting in respiratory symptoms in both the upper...

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Published in:Environmental health perspectives 1999-06, Vol.107 (suppl 3), p.465-468
Main Authors: Rylander, Ragnar, Etzel, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Allergens
Allergies
Child
Child care
Children
Environmental Exposure - prevention & control
Environmental health
Environmental Microbiology
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
Facsimiles
Fungi - isolation & purification
Fungi - pathogenicity
Housing
Humans
Indoor Mold and Children's Health
Inflammation
Mold
Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Symptoms
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Summary:To evaluate the health consequences for children of indoor exposure to molds, an international workshop was organized with 15 scientists from eight countries. The participants agreed that exposure to molds may constitute a health threat to children resulting in respiratory symptoms in both the upper and lower airways, an increased incidence of infections, and skin symptoms. Allergy, either to molds or to other indoor agents, also presents a health risk. At very high exposure levels to specific molds, nose bleeding, hemoptysis, and pulmonary hemorrhage have been documented. Pediatricians and allergists need to obtain information about mold and dampness in the home environment when examining children with chronic respiratory symptoms, recurrent infections, or persistent fatigue and headache. Measurement techniques are available to determine exposure. Most important, the source of dampness must be eliminated and the indoor environment must be thoroughly cleaned of molds.
ISSN:0091-6765
1552-9924
DOI:10.1289/ehp.99107s3465