Latex hypersensitivity: Relationship with positive prick test and patch test responses among hairdressers

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Nettis, Eustacio ^a,b   Dambra, P ^a   Soccio, A L ^a   Ferrannini, A ^a   Tursi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Dept of Clin Immunol/Allergol ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Hairdressers; Natural rubber latex; para phenylenediamine; Patch test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLOVE; HAIRDRESSER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BARBERING; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ITALY; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBBER; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0037282430     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.23619.x     Document Type: Article

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