Severe allergy in a pregnant woman after vaginal examination with a latex glove

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 183-184

  Shingai, Yuri ^a   Nakagawa, Koji ^a   Kato, Takeshi ^a   Fujioka, Toru ^a   Matsumoto, Takashi ^a   Kihana, Toshimasa ^a   Noda, Kiyofumi ^a   Mori, Takashi ^a  

^a EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria syndrome; Health care; Latex allergy; Latex gloves; Latex fruit syndrome; Vaginal examination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GLOVE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0036980644     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067888     Document Type: Article

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