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Case Report Open Access
Volume 7 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/toxicology.7.034

Molds and mycotoxins indoors III: Three case reports

  • 1ToxInternational Inc., Hilliard, Ohio, USA
  • 2Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • 3Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
  • 4Bio Genesis Industries, Dawsonville, GA, USA
  • 5Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Health Professions Division, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Corresponding Author

Shakil Ahmed Saghir, shakilsaghir@gmail.com

Received Date: October 11, 2024

Accepted Date: November 20, 2024

Abstract

Molds are microscopic fungi which are one of the most diverse and abundant eukaryotes. Not all fungi produce molds, some produce mushrooms and others grow as single cells like yeasts. Molds are ubiquitous, both outdoors and indoors. Certain molds produce mycotoxins that can cause many adverse health effects, especially in immunocompromised and/or genetically predisposed individuals. Here we present three cases of adverse health effects from the exposure to molds and mycotoxins: one healthy individual, one individual with an autoimmune disease, and one individual with genetic predisposition in five HLA/DR/DQ gene alleles.

Keywords

Mold indoors, Mold toxicity, Immunogenecity and mold toxicity, Susceptibility of mold toxicity and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, Case reports, Mold risk assessment

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