Latex Hypersensitivity - Prevention & control
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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...

Dangers of cornstarch powder on medical gloves: seeking a solution.

29 Jun 2009 This article reviews information on the hazards of cornstarch powder on medical gloves. Dusting powders were first applied to latex gloves to facilitate donning. After 1980, manufacturers devised innovative techniques without dusting powder. It has ... Read more...

Acquiring allergen information from condom manufacturers: a questionnaire survey.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Allergic contact dermatitis from condoms is a problem that carries significant morbidity and that has been increasingly reported due to the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases as well as for birth control. OBJECTIVE: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Latex Hypersensitivity - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perioperative anaphylaxis. 30 Jul 2009
• Dangers of cornstarch powder on medical gloves: seeking a solution. 29 Jun 2009
• Be alert to patient safety. 29 Jun 2009
• How do euphorbia plants cause contact dermatitis? 30 May 2009
• Acquiring allergen information from condom manufacturers: a questionnaire survey. 29 Apr 2009
• Latex hypersensitivity: a closer look at considerations for dentistry. 29 Apr 2009
• "A Ticket to Ride" protects patients off the unit. 29 Apr 2009
• Issues in latex allergy in children and adults receiving home healthcare. 30 Mar 2009
• Latex allergy in children: modalities and prevention. 30 Mar 2009
• The final steps in converting a health care organization to a latex-safe environment. 30 Mar 2009
• Suspected anaphylactic reactions associated with anaesthesia. 30 Jan 2009
• [Allergy to latex in surgical ward. Nurses' operational protocol] 30 Jan 2009
• Latex glove use by food handlers: the case for nonlatex gloves. 30 Oct 2008
• [Consensus Document. Update on latex exposure and use of gloves in Italian health care settings] 30 Aug 2008
• New latex gloves may be safer. 29 Jun 2008
• Choosing the right surgical glove: an overview and update. 30 May 2008
• The prevalence of latex allergy in sixth-year medical students: assessment of knowledge, risk, and attitudes about future specialty direction. 30 May 2008
• FDA approves glove made from new form of natural latex. 30 May 2008
• Guideline for preventing sensitivity and allergic reactions to natural rubber latex in the workplace. 29 Apr 2008
• Board's eye view. Latex allergy. 30 Mar 2008

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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