Latex Hypersensitivity - Immunology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Perioperative anaphylaxis.

30 Jul 2009 The incidence of immune-mediated anaphylaxis during anesthesia ranges from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000. Neuromuscular blocking agents represent the most frequently involved substances, followed by latex and antibiotics, but every drug or substance ... Read more...

Thiuram allergy--a potential dermal allergy among health care workers.

30 Mar 2009 Occupational health nurses should be cognizant of the myriad exposures that can result in dermal reactions among health care ... Read more...

Latex allergy in children: modalities and prevention.

30 Mar 2009 Allergic or immediate hypersensitivity reactions to latex have been reported in children with increasing frequency in the past. The reported prevalence varies greatly depending upon the population studied and the methods used to detect ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Latex Hypersensitivity - Immunology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perioperative anaphylaxis. 30 Jul 2009
• Thiuram allergy--a potential dermal allergy among health care workers. 30 Mar 2009
• Latex allergy in children: modalities and prevention. 30 Mar 2009
• Mapping of IgE-binding epitopes on the major latex allergen Hev b 2 and the cross-reacting 1,3beta-glucanase fruit allergens as a molecular basis for the latex-fruit syndrome. 27 Jan 2009
• Natural rubber latex allergy in children: clinical and immunological effects of 3-years sublingual immunotherapy. 29 Nov 2008
• Analysis of B-cell epitopes from the allergen Hev b 6.02 revealed by using blocking antibodies. 16 Oct 2008
• Interference of cross-reactive carbohydrates in the determination of specific IgE in alcohol drinkers and strategies to minimize it: the example of latex. 29 Sep 2008
• Latex allergy: two educational cases. 30 Aug 2008
• Natural rubber latex allergy. 29 Jun 2008
• Hydrophobic allergens from the bottom fraction membrane of Hevea brasiliensis. 30 May 2008
• Intraoperative anaphylactic shock in a child with no history of type I hypersensitivity. 30 May 2008
• Latex allergy: a model for therapy. 30 May 2008
• Identification of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-binding epitopes and recombinant IgE reactivities of a latex cross-reacting Indian jujube Ziz m 1 allergen. 22 Apr 2008
• Allergen specific nasal challenge to latex in children with latex allergy: clinical and immunological evaluation. 30 Mar 2008
• Itching and rashes on contact with latex among patients attending community contraceptive clinics. 30 Mar 2008
• Sublingual immunotherapy for latex allergy: tolerability and safety profile of rush build-up phase. 8 Mar 2008
• Assessing the prevalence of sensitization to specific latex allergens. 29 Jan 2008
• Pt2L4 protein, a homologue to Hev b 5 from rubber tree, may not be responsible for the cross-reactions to cassava show by people allergic to latex. 30 Dec 2007
• Immunotherapy for food and latex allergy. 30 Dec 2007
• Occupational allergens. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Latex Hypersensitivity'

Definition: Allergic reaction to products containing processed natural rubber latex such as rubber gloves, condoms, catheters, dental dams, balloons, and sporting equipment. Both T-cell mediated (HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED) and IgE antibody-mediated (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE) allergic responses are possible. Delayed hypersensitivity results from exposure to antioxidants present in the rubber; immediate hypersensitivity results from exposure to a latex protein.

Descriptor UI: D020315

Alternative terms: Latex Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivities, Latex; Latex Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivity, Latex; Rubber Latex Allergy; Allergies, Rubber Latex; Allergy, Rubber Latex; Rubber Latex Allergies; Natural Rubber Latex Allergy; Rubber Allergy; Allergies, Rubber; Allergy, Rubber; Rubber Allergies; Allergy, Latex; Latex Allergy; Allergies, Latex; Latex Allergies;

Related Mesh Headings: Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Rubber; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C20.543.600;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: coord with HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE or HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED if pertinent