Severe anaphylaxis induced by latex as a contaminant of plastic balls in play pits

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 298-300

  Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a   Restani, Patrizia ^c   Ballabio, Cinzia ^c   Bouygue, Gabriel R ^a   Serra, Annalisa ^b   Travaini, Marta ^b   Terracciano, Luigi ^a  

^a Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Ball pits; Children; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLAY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0034910898     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116985     Document Type: Article

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