A Case of Sick Building Syndrome in a Japanese Office Worker

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  • NAKAZAWA Hiroko
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kansai Medical University
  • IKEDA Hiroki
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kansai Medical University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Wakayama Medical Center, Japanese Red Cross Society
  • YAMASHITA Toshio
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kansai Medical University
  • HARA Ichiro
    Department of Public Health, Kansai Medical University
  • KUMAI Yuko
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Medical School
  • ENDO Ginji
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Osaka City University Medical School
  • ENDO Yoko
    Clinical Research Center on Occupational Poisoning, Tokyo Rosai Hospital

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タイトル別名
  • Case of Sick Building Syndrome in a Japanese Office Worker
公開日
2005
資源種別
journal article
DOI
  • 10.2486/indhealth.43.341
公開者
独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 労働安全衛生総合研究所

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The adverse health effects caused by indoor air pollution are termed “sick building syndrome”. We report such a patient whose symptoms appeared in the workplace. A 36-year-old female office worker developed nausea and headache during working hours in a refurbished office. After eight months of seeking help at other clinics or hospitals without improvement, she was referred to our hospital. At that time she reacted to the smells of various chemicals outside of the office building. Biochemical findings were all within normal ranges. Specific IgE antibody to cedar pollen was positive and the ratio of TH1/TH2 was 4.5. In the Eye Tracking Test (ETT), vertical eye movement was saccadic. Her anxiety level was very high according to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire. Subjective symptoms, ETT findings and anxiety levels on STAI gradually improved during two years of follow-up. One year after the onset of her illness, the formaldehyde concentrations in the building air ranged from 0.017-0.053 ppm. Even though relatively low, chemical exposure from building materials such as formaldehyde induced a range of symptoms. Also, lack of recognition by superiors and doctors that sick building syndrome might have been the source of her illness coupled with her high state of anxiety may have exacerbated her symptoms and led to the onset of multiple chemical sensitivity. Thus psychosocial factors may contribute to sick building syndrome in the workplace.

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