The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by mold allergy:
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
- Allergic rhinitis (allergic rhinitis).
- Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis – allergy-related disease of the nasal mucosa (rhinitis) and conjunctiva of the eyes (conjunctivitis) [type I allergy].
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) – mixed allergic disease of the lung triggered by molds of the tubular fungus genus Aspergillus; characterized by high total IgE levels (> 1,000 IU/ml), pulmonary infiltrates (inflammatory process in the lungs), and central bronchiectasis (irreversible saccular or cylindrical dilatation of the bronchi (medium-sized airways)) [Type I and Type III allergy]Occurrence: Patients with cystic fibrosis or cystic fibrosis (10-15%), asthmatics (1%).
- Bronchial asthma [type I allergy]
- Chronic sinusitis (sinusitis) or chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS; simultaneous inflammation of the nasal mucosa (“rhinitis”) and the mucosa of the paranasal sinuses (“sinusitis“)).
- Tracheitis allergica – tracheitis associated with severe coughing attacks.
Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99)
- Allergic eczema (inflammatory change of the skin).
- Urticaria – disease characterized by edematous efflorescences [type I allergy].
Mouth, esophagus (food pipe), stomach, and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).
- Allergic gastroenteritis – occurrence of diarrhea (diarrhea) and meteorism (flatulence).
Injuries, poisonings, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).
- Anaphylactic reaction
Prognostic factors
- Sensitization to Alternaria alternata is bes. described as a risk factor for the development, persistence, and worsening of bronchial asthma.
