Asthma and contact urticaria from latex gloves in a hospital nurse.
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Hypersensitivity to rubber is usually reported as contact dermatitis due to substances used in its processing; however, recent reports in patients attribute IgE mediated reactions specifically to latex and not to chemical additives. These patients were first seen with contact urticaria, but tissue contact with both medical and non-medical latex rubber may also precipitate anaphylactic reactions mediated by igE.1-3 We describe a case of immediate hypersensitivity to natural latex in a nurse working in a dialysis unit.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of industrial medicine
دوره 49 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992