Latex allergy: A health care problem of epidemic proportions

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-315

  Agarwal, Sanjay ^a   Gawkrodger, David J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Hand dermatitis; Healthcare work; Immediate hypersensitivity; Latex; Occupational dermatosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DESENSITIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHEMA; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SPINA BIFIDA; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL GLOVE;

GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RUBBER; SKIN TESTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036018515     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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