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Latex allergy in a child: report of a case
I Gaignon1, F Veyckemans, B F Gribomont
1Cliniques Univ. St. Luc, Service d'Anesthésiologie, Brussels, Belgium.
Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A case of life-threatening anaphylactic shock in a boy undergoing complex urologic surgery under combined general and epidural anesthesia is described. Latex allergy was suspected and later confirmed by a positive RAST for latex. A short review about latex allergy, its diagnosis and prevention is presented.