1979
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2673
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Humidifier-associated extrinsic allergic alveolitis.

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“…Table 2 summarizes the results of several reports on allergies and hypersensitivity disease caused by the use of humidifiers in residential, office, and factory environments (66,69,(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87) Low-level exposure to formaldehyde has produced adverse health effects such as irritation to the skin, eyes and throat, respiratory disorders and allergies (1).…”
Section: Humidifiersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Table 2 summarizes the results of several reports on allergies and hypersensitivity disease caused by the use of humidifiers in residential, office, and factory environments (66,69,(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87) Low-level exposure to formaldehyde has produced adverse health effects such as irritation to the skin, eyes and throat, respiratory disorders and allergies (1).…”
Section: Humidifiersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After full text screening of the remaining 58 publications, we excluded 33 (original articles, review articles) that did not include clinical information on the cases and one that could not be accessed [ 14 ]. Thus, the remaining 24 publications were finally included in this literature review [ 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hypersensitivity pneumonitis or extrinsic allergic alveolitis is a respiratory disease with systemic features due to an immunologic response to any of a wide variety of organic dusts found in the workplace and home environment. Contamination of forced air ventilation, air-conditioning and humidification with microorganisms including thermophilic actinomycetes, ameba, protozoans, slime molds and fungi have been associated with disease (Banaszak et al, 1970;Robertson et al, 1987;van Assendelft et al 1979).…”
Section: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitismentioning
confidence: 99%