Early clinical toxicology review of Stachybotrys as a mycotoxin-producing fungus
Fung F, Clark R, Williams S (1998) · Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 36(1–2):79–86
A clinical toxicology review summarized the reported effects of Stachybotrys mycotoxins and the case literature associating environmental exposure with clinical presentations.
What they studied
A review of the toxicological and clinical literature on Stachybotrys and its trichothecene metabolites.
Animal and occupational exposure reports available at the time.
Case reports of occupants of contaminated buildings.
What they found
The authors reported that Stachybotrys mycotoxins produced immunosuppression in the cited experimental literature.
Inflammatory effects on gastrointestinal and pulmonary tissue were reported in the cited studies.
Case reports were reported as suggestive of an association between environmental exposure and compatible clinical presentations.
What it does not establish
A narrative review resting substantially on case reports and animal data.
Case reports cannot establish causation or exposure-response.
Published in 1998; later literature has revised parts of this picture.
This entry reports the study. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
- Fung F, Clark R, Williams S (1998). Stachybotrys, a mycotoxin-producing fungus of increasing toxicologic importance · Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 36(1–2):79–86 · Read at the source
Last reviewed August 30, 2026.