Table 4. Evidence for the relationship between indoor moisture/mold exposure and disease (in alphabetical order), modified from [7, 39, 45, 58, 59, 74, 78, 79, 80, 101, 108,111, 116, 119, 131, 133, 162, 169, 175, 181, 182, 183, 201, 202, 204, 211, 212, 245, 263, 273, 275, 287, 289, 291, 298, 303, 316, 319, 322, 338, 363, 370, 394, 437, 442, 444, 445, 449, 450, 451, 462, 465, 466, 467, 490, 499, 501, 504, 509, 514, 520, 521, 522, 525, 526, 528, 532, 534, 537, 540, 546, 547, 552, 553, 568, 569, 596, 598, 632, 635, 642, 643, 644, 645, 652, 655, 694, 698, 717, 722, 742, 746, 754, 756, 757, 777, 783, 790, 791, 794, 797].
| Causal relationship | |
|---|---|
| Sufficient evidence for an association1 | Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) Allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses (ABPM) Allergic respiratory diseases Allergic rhinitis Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis Aspergilloma Aspergillosis Aspergillus bronchitis Asthma (manifestation, progression, exacerbation) Bronchitis (acute, chronic) Community-acquired aspergillus pneumonia Favoring respiratory infections Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP); extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) Invasive aspergillosis Mycoses Organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS) (workplace) Pulmonary aspergillosis (subacute, chronic) Rhinosinusitis (acute, chronic invasive or granulomatous, allergic) |
| Limited or suspected evidence of an association | Atopic eczema / atopic dermatitis / neurodermatitis (manifestation) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Mood disorders Mucous membrane irritation (MMI) Odor effects Sarcoidosis |
| Inadequate or insufficient evidence for an association | Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in children Airborne mycotoxicosis Arthritis Autoimmune diseases Cancer Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) Endocrinopathies Gastrointestinal effects Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Multiple sclerosis Neuropsychological effects Neurotoxic effects Sudden infant death syndrome Renal effects Reproductive disorders Rheumatism Sick building syndrome (SBS) Teratogenicity Thyroid diseases Urticaria |