question: Can mold in an apartment cause a pulmonary embolism?  About 1 year ago I  traveled from Miami to peru, where I own an apartment and upon my return after experiencing pretty severe symptoms I was dx with pulmonary embolism.  My apartment is closed several months out of the year and I believe that there may be some mold in it.  Is it possible to get a pulmonary embolism from being exposed to mold for a short period of about a week?