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Published on: July 11, 2013
Latex hypersensitivity to injection devices for biologic therapies in psoriasis patients
Cassandra Johnson1, Michael Zumwalt1, Nancy Anderson1
1Department of Dermatology, Loma Linda University, California, USA.
Abstract:
An allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to an allergen or antigen is known as a type I or immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Latex allergy is a common cause of type I hypersensitivity reactions. Allergic responses to latex in psoriasis patients receiving frequent injections with biologic agents are not commonly reported in the literature. We report the case of a patient with a long history of psoriasis who developed an allergic response after exposure to injection devices that contained latex components while undergoing treatment with biologic agents.
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