Diseases

Sick Building Syndrome

A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. Clinical manifestations include hypersensitivity pneumonitis (ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC); allergic rhinitis (RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL); ASTHMA; infections, skin eruptions, and mucous membrane irritation syndromes. Current usage tends to be less restrictive with regard to the type of building and delineation of complaints. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. Clinical manifestations include hypersensitivity pneumonitis (ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC); allergic rhinitis (RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL); ASTHMA; infections, skin eruptions, and mucous membrane irritation syndromes. Current usage tends to be less restrictive with regard to the type of building and delineation of complaints. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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4 entry terms
  • Sick House Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Sick Building
  • Syndrome, Sick House
  • Syndromes, Sick House

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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96; was see AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR 1992-95, was see ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 1990-91

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  • Air Pollution, Indoor (1992-1995)
  • Environmental Exposure (1990-1991)
  • Occupational Diseases (1984-1989)

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  1. C20w.543w.312.750w
  2. C21w.223.750w

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WA 754

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sick Building Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018877. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018877
  2. Sick Building Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome
  3. Sick Building Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072290