RECOGNIZING CBPs EXPOSURE-ASSOCIATED HEALTH EFFECTS
Depending on the exposed epithelium, the level of exposure, the past
medical history and/or certain individual characteristics, different
signs and symptoms associated with CBPs exposure will be observed. These
symptoms will be exacerbated in those patients with an underlying
chronic inflammatory disease (asthma, eczema, allergy, dermatosis,
etc.).
The diversity of tissues exposed to CBPs in swimming-pools attendants
offers a wide variety of clinical conditions (summarized inTable 4 ), which require a differential diagnosis with other
disorders that present similar symptoms and signs, although their
history is different. More detailed information on this topic is
provided as online supplementary material .