Concept information
Preferred term
Sick Building Syndrome
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Sick House Syndrome
- Syndrome, Sick House
- Syndromes, Sick House
Scope note
- 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)
History note
- 96; was see AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR 1992-95, was see ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 1990-91
In other languages
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Finnish
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sairaan talon oireyhtymä
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sairas rakennus -syndrooma
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sairas talo -oireyhtymä
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sairas talo -syndrooma
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018877
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