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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2006
Case ReportsLatex-induced anaphylactic reaction in a child with spina bifida.
- Muhammad Waseem, Sandhya Ganti, Antonia Hipp, and Lalitha Ravi.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY 10451, USA. waseemm2001@hotmail.com
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Jun 1; 22 (6): 441-2.
AbstractAllergy to natural rubber latex presents a unique challenge in the emergency department. Latex allergy in children is most commonly identified in patients who have undergone multiple operations for neural tube defects or genitourinary anomalies. We report a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction to latex in a patient with spina bifida even with latex-free precautions.
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