Walsh F W, Solomon D A
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33617.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1994 Aug;94(2 Pt 2):376-9.
Assessing impairment and disability in workers with suspected sick building syndrome (SBS) is problematic because most workers do not have permanent impairment. Symptoms are so nonspecific and prevalent in the general population that an excessive number of workers in the building must be afflicted before a diagnosis of SBS can be entertained. Removal of the worker from the workplace should result in resolution of symptoms. Because end-organ dysfunction is not detected by examination or laboratory testing impairment by definition does not exist. However, a worker with SBS may be disabled without impairment.
评估疑似患有病态建筑综合症（SBS）的工人的损伤和残疾情况存在问题，因为大多数工人没有永久性损伤。症状在普通人群中非常不具特异性且普遍存在，以至于在考虑诊断SBS之前，建筑物中必须有大量工人患病。将工人从工作场所移除应能使症状得到缓解。由于通过检查或实验室检测未发现终末器官功能障碍，根据定义不存在损伤。然而，患有SBS的工人可能没有损伤但存在残疾。
