The association of residential mold exposure and adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children living in damp environments

Sahin O. N., Kececioglu N., Serdar M. A., Özpınar A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.88, pp.233-238, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 88
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.07.018
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.233-238
  • Keywords: Mold, Respiratory, Allergy, Dermatphagoid, Adenoid, PARATHYROID-HORMONE, HOUSE-DUST, ENDOTOXIN, ASTHMA, ADULTS, ADENOIDECTOMY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: There are many consequences of mold exposure related to respiratory system health of children This retrospective cohort study aims to find the association between adenoid hypertrophy and mold exposure in children living in damp environments.