Phoma

A common indoor air allergen that can cause hay fever, asthma, and a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis commonly called "shower curtain disease" (shower surfaces being among those frequented by this fungal organism). Phoma infections in humans also have been reported; usually affecting the immunocompromised, they include mycotic keratitis (fungal infection of the cornea), skin infections, and phaeohyphomycosis (see phaeohyphomycosis).