sick building syndrome

Preferred Label : sick building syndrome;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : syndrome, sick building; Sick House Syndrome; Syndrome, Sick House; Syndromes, Sick House;

MeSH annotation : coord IM with specific manifest if pertinent (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick building syndrome;

Details

Origin ID

D018877;

UMLS CUI

C0037050;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Sick Building Syndrome [DeCS]
- Sick building syndrome [PASCAL descriptor]
- Sick building syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Sick building syndrome [HPMULTI term]
- Sick building syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sick building syndrome [DO Concept]
- sick building syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
DO Cross reference
- sick building syndrome [DO Concept]
Metaterm(s)
- occupational medicine [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- sick building syndrome [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sick building syndrome [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Sick building syndrome (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sick building syndrome [SNOMED Notion]
- sick building syndrome [DO Concept]

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