Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Increasingly popular cosmetic hair alterations use latex-containing bonding glue to attach hair to the scalp. Immunoglobulin E-mediated reactions to natural rubber latex may occur from unappreciated sources. ⋯ Hair bonding glue contains high concentrations of soluble latex antigen and may cause anaphylaxis without mucosal contact. Repeated glue exposure may potentially sensitize consumers. Physicians, cosmetologists, and latex-allergic patients should be aware of bonding glue-induced immunoglobulin E-mediated reactions associated with hair alterations.
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Jan 2002
Case ReportsOrganic antigen-induced interstitial lung disease: diagnosis and management.
Traditionally, chronic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis (IIP/F) had included usual interstitial pneumonia, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). More recent classifications have included bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia (BOOP), respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease, and acute interstitial pneumonia. Some chronic eosinophilic pneumonias (CEP)/pulmonary infiltrate with eosinophilia (PIE) have obvious causes, but many lack an identifiable etiology. We felt that hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) was being underdiagnosed and was hidden within this large heterogeneous group of interstitial lung disorders of unrecognized cause. ⋯ Our data show that UIP, BOOP, NSIP, CEP/PIE, and nonclassifiable morphologic patterns represent a spectrum of interstitial lung disease that may be caused by inhalation of organic dusts in the home or workplace as described with HP. Remediation of, or moving from the contamination, can lead to arrest of the active inflammatory process and stability of the lung disorder.