Abstract：
:Childhood hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is often associated with exposure to antigens in the home environment. We describe a case of HP associated with indoor hydroponics in a 14-year-old girl. Water samples from hydroponics revealed Aureobasidium pullulans as the dominant fungal micro-organism (10(4)CFU/ml). The diagnosis is supported by the existence of serum precipitating antibodies against A. pullulans, lymphocytic alveolitis on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, a corresponding reaction on a lung biopsy, and the sustained absence of clinical symptoms following the removal of hydroponics from the home. We conclude that hydroponics should be considered as potential sources of fungal contaminants when checking for indoor health complaints.
journal_name
Int J Hyg Environ Healthauthors
Engelhart S,Rietschel E,Exner M,Lange Ldoi
10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.01.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
18-20issue
1eissn
1438-4639issn
1618-131Xpii
S1438-4639(08)00004-7journal_volume
212pub_type
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
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doi：10.1078/1438-4639-00291
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.08.002
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1078/1438-4639-00241
更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.12.002
更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.01.005
更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1078/1438-4639-00201
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.03.011
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.04.014
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.07.013
更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.04.004
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.09.001
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.06.003
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.08.004
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.08.003
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.06.001
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2015.06.003
更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.01.002
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1078/1438-4639-00142
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.03.004
更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.07.004
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1078/1438-4639-00194
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.01.001
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113474
更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.004
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides are persistent organic pollutants that have a widespread distribution in the environment. Human biomonitoring is a suitable tool to assess the burden of humans with these substances. Over a time span of 8 years, a free analysis of their milk was offered to...
journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2008.04.001
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Levoglucosan is a sugar anhydride produced by combustion of carbohydrates. In ambient monitoring it serves as an indicator for wood smoke. Its use in human biomonitoring, however, is not yet widespread. This study investigated whether levoglucosan in urine is a suitable biomarker for regional differences in wood smoke...
journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.05.001
更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cervical cancer (CC) is potentially the most preventable and treatable cancer in human but it is a leading cause for cancer morbidity and mortality in women around the world. Therefore, more innovative prevention and treatment protocols need to be developed and implemented. With better understanding of the etiology of...
journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.10.003
更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is a weak point of environmental medicine that health disturbances, e.g. functional affections of the upper respiratory tract, cannot be objectively judged by physicians resp. researchers. In this study, the validity of acoustic rhinometry, a method giving information on cross-sectional areas of the upper airways b...
journal_title：International journal of hygiene and environmental health
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1078/S1438-4639(04)70008-5
更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00
