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Latex allergy: an emerging clinical and occupational health problem
P C Kam1, M S Lee, J F Thompson
1Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
Anaesthesia
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Allergy to latex products has become a problem of increasing dimensions, affecting both patients and health-care professionals. Certain high-risk groups and sources of latex exposure have been identified. The clinical manifestations vary from contact eczema through a range of allergic syndromes including life-threatening anaphylaxis. An understanding of the clinical and immunological features of latex allergy provides the basis of therapeutic and preventive strategies. Latex allergy is also becoming a major occupational health issue.