Living With Sick building syndrome
By Dr. Ruth Ito, DO · · Pulmonology
Patients often ask us about sick building syndrome. Here is what our Pulmonology clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: sick building syndrome. An extrinsic allergic alveolitis that is characterized by a set of symptoms such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and breathing difficulties that affect workers in modern airtight office buildings. The disease is caused by indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms), and the symptoms tend to disappear when affected individuals leave the building.
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