• Annals of allergy · Jun 1993

    Latex hypersensitivity: a case study.

    • S N Mathew, A L Melton, and W O Wagner.
    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
    • Ann Allergy. 1993 Jun 1;70(6):483-6.

    AbstractWe report 16 cases of latex allergy and the diagnostic methods used to determine sensitivity. By history, eight had usually experienced anaphylaxis during operative procedures, and eight experienced contact urticaria. Skin prick tests were positive in all subjects and negative in ten controls. In vitro analysis by ELISA for latex-specific IgE was positive in only three subjects. No adverse reactions occurred during testing. We conclude that prick skin testing is the preferred diagnostic method, and that the in vitro method used in this study has an unacceptable lack of sensitivity.

      Pubmed     Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…