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 .