Symptoms of sick building syndrome also must be distinguished from those of building related diseases such as Legionnaire's Disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. SBS does not appear to be allergy mediated. The physical exam is generally unremarkable. If SBS is suspected appropriate persons should be notified, including employers, state and local government health professionals, and industrial hygienists. These individuals may wish to distribute a questionnaire to other employees to see if they are experiencing similar symptoms.
Treatment includes symptomatic remedies until the cause can be identified and corrected.
Occasionally the symptoms are severe enough to warrant relocating the worker until the proper measures have been instituted. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine . U.S. Government Printing Office.