An unusual case of latex allergy: Contact urticaria from natural rubber latex in chocolate bar wrappers [4]

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-191

  Mak, R K H ^a   O'Gorman Lalor, O ^a   Croom, A ^b   Wakelin, S H ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; CACAO; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT URTICARIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OCULAR PRURITUS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNEEZING; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADHESIVES; ADULT; CACAO; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; URTICARIA;

EID: 15044362754     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01708.x     Document Type: Letter

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