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Incidence of immediate allergy to latex gloves in hospital personnel.
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The high frequency of latex glove allergy, especially in operating units, focuses attention on the quality of surgical latex gloves.Abstract:
Latex surgical gloves may cause contact urticaria and serious allergic reactions in sensitized persons, but the frequency of this allergy is not known. In the present study, 512 hospital employees were screened with a latex-glove scratch-chamber test; 23 (4.5%) were suspected and 15 (2.9%) were proven allergic with latex prick and use tests. All of them were doctors and nurses, and 12 had had contact urticaria but no serious symptoms. They could continue their routine work using cotton or vinyl undergloves or special latex surgical gloves. Atopy, hand eczema and surgical work seemed to be predisposing factors. In operating units, 7.4% of the doctors and 5.6% of the nurses were allergic; the frequency was lower in non-operating units and among laboratory personnel. The high frequency of latex glove allergy, especially in operating units, focuses attention on the quality of surgical latex gloves.read more
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Contact urticaria to rubber
TL;DR: A case of contact wealing to rubber gloves attributed to natural latex from Hevea braziliensis is described.
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The contact urticaria syndrome—an updated review
Geo von Krogh,Howard I. Maibach +1 more
TL;DR: Clinical material is summarized and a diagnostic and pathogenetic evaluation method is presented that delineates the risks and minimization of systemic skin test-induced reactions.
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Immediate reactions to fruits and vegetables.
Matti Hannuksela,Arto Lahti +1 more
TL;DR: Common fruits and vegetables were tested as such with the “scratch‐chamber” method in 388 patients with various atopic disorders and on the basis of clinical data, the relevancy of the results of the skin tests was 80–90%.
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IgE-mediated anaphylactoid reactions to rubber
TL;DR: It is clear that sensitized subjects are at risk of developing anaphylaxis during medical examination or surgery when rubber glove‐induced contact urticaria is used.
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Contact urticaria and rhinitis from latex surgical gloves
TL;DR: Latex used in the manufacture of surgical gloves should be included in a list of allergens because it is found in the tree Hevea braziliensis.