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Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine, 2014 Natural rubber latex is found in numerous medical and dental products. Adverse latex reactions in dental patients and practitioners have significantly increased since the introduction of universal precautions for infection control.
Dermata A., Arhakis A.
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IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS TO LATEX GLOVES IN A DENTAL STUDENT. A case report. [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2011 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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Natural Rubber Latex Hypersensitivity with Skin Prick Test in Operating Room Personnel
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2009 Hypersensitivity reactions to natural rubber latex have increased recently, especially among people with high exposure to latex allergens. Hypersensitivity reactions to latex are related to many conditions like occupational asthma.
Seyed Hessamedin Nabavizadeh +2 more
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Relevance of latex aeroallergen for healthcare workers
Allergology International, 1996 The dispersion of latex allergen bound on glove powder has been shown to be of clinical importance to latex-sensitized medical staff and patients. To investigate whether latex aeroallergen is associated with the development of latex allergic reactions in
X. Baur +4 more
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Skin hypersensitivity to banana and risk for latexfruit syndrome in healthcare professionals
O Mundo da Saúde, 2018 Latex-fruit syndrome occurs because of a cross-reaction between antigens present in latex and those present in certain fruits, such as bananas. Healthcare professionals are at a risk because of the constant occupational exposure to latex. The aim of this
Ayla Nauane Ferreira dos Santos +2 more
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THE PREVALENCE OF LATEX GLOVES – RELATED COMPLAINTS AMONG DENTAL STUDENT [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2011 Latex gloves are a frequent cause of complaints in dental staff, which complaints may start during the student education.The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of latex gloves-related complaints among dental students and to establish
Iliyana Stoeva
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Latex-papaya syndrome: an infrequent association
Revista Alergia México, 2018 Background: Latex-fruit syndrome (LFS) is characterized by allergy to latex and plants. Papain, chymopapain, caricaine and class I chitinases are papaya’s most allergenic proteins.
Victoria Rojas-Mandujano +5 more
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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2012 The increasing use of natural rubber latex medical gloves in the last three decades has caused an increase in latex allergy. The majority of risk groups for allergy development include health care workers, workers in the rubber industry, atopic ...
Tina Virtič, Marjan Bilban
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Allergy to latex in health workers
Iatreia, 2015 Introduction: A common and growing problem in hospitals is hypersensitivity to rubber latex antigens, since many products, including gloves, are manufactured from this material, with the consequent possibility of producing allergy in persons who use them.
Fajardo-Zapata, Álvaro L.
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Prevalence of fruite (kiwi) allergy in health worker with latex hypersensitivity [PDF]
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2011 Nabavizadeh Sayyed Hesamedin +1 more
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