Chaetomium
Effects on Human Health:
  • Skin Infections
  • Severe Allergic Complications
  • Systemic Infections
Symptoms Include:
  • Sneezing
  • Runny Nose
  • Redness and swelling
Method of Transmission:
  • Contact
  • Airborne

Clinical Information
  • Systemic or cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
  • Associated with autoimmune conditions like MS and Lupus
  • Chaetomium is an opportunistic mold. It looks for open wounds and cuts and causes infections. It likes to take advantage of weak spots in the body and poor immune systems.
  • It can be found in wet dry wall.