Latex Hypersensitivity among Allergic Egyptian Children: Relation to Parental/Self Reports [PDF]
Background. Latex allergy is one of the major health concerns and allergic reactions to latex may be serious and fatal. Purpose. In this study, we sought to determine the frequency of latex hypersensitivity in a group of allergic Egyptian infants and ...
Zeinab A. El-Sayed +3 more
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Prevalence of fruite (kiwi) allergy in health worker with latex hypersensitivity [PDF]
Allrgic reaction to natural rubber latex have increased during past 10 years especially among health worker and patients with high exposure to latex allergen. Latex allergy is associsted with clinical or serological cross reactivity to plant derived food
Nabavizadeh Sayyed Hesamedin +1 more
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Perioperative latex hypersensitivity reactions: an integrative literature review Hipersensibilidad al latex en el peri-operatório: una revisión integradora de la literatura Hipersensibilidade ao látex no período perioperatório: revisão integrativa da literatura [PDF]
This article characterizes hypersensitivity reactions during anesthetic-surgical procedures. This integrative literature review was conducted in the LILACS, CINAHL, COCHRANE and MEDLINE databases including papers published from 1966 to September 2011.
Aline Nair Biaggio Mota +1 more
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IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS TO LATEX GLOVES IN A DENTAL STUDENT. A case report. [PDF]
The article presents a case of dental student with immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reaction to latex gloves. Symptoms appeared during the second year of regularly using of latex gloves.
Iliyana Stoeva
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Latex Hypersensitivity in Spinal Cord Injured Adult Patients [PDF]
Latex hypersensitivity is a major cause of anaphylaxis during anaesthesia. Patients with spina bifida, health care or rubber industry workers have been considered at risk for latex sensitization. By analogy, the existence of other at-risk subsets of patients with latex exposure due to frequent surgical procedures has been suggested.
P M, Mertes +6 more
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Latex Hypersensitivity in a Child With Diabetes [PDF]
A 6-year-old girl who was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus 20 months previously developed erythematous, raised lesions at the site of her insulin injections. The reactions occurred when isophane and lispro insulin were administered individually or combined but not when insulin was obtained from the bottle after the septum had been removed.To describe ...
R. Hoffman
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Latex Fruit Syndrome and Periodontitis - A Missing Link
Latex allergy affects up to 6% of the general population and healthcare workers more frequently. 30-50% of individuals with natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy show hypersensitivity to plant-derived foods, particularly freshly consumed fruits.
Nivedha Menon +4 more
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Risk factor analysis of iodinated contrast medium-related hypersensitivity reactions [PDF]
Hypersensitivity reactions caused by iodinated contrast media (ICM) are by definition type B adverse reactions and therefore, they are not predictable.
Lukas Beiner, Ingrid Boehm
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Latex hypersensitivity after natural delivery
J, Laurent +4 more
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Introduction: Glove-induced dermatoses are frequently seen among healthcare workers (HCWs) and are often mistakenly defined as latex allergy. Objectives: To determine the prevalences of (i) the symptoms of immediate type hypersensitivity reactions ...
Hasan Aksoy +2 more
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