Adverse reactions to latex products: Preventive and therapeutic strategies

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 097-106

  Huber, Michaell A ^a   Terezhalmy, Geza T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Allergy prevention; Latex allergies; Latex gloves

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CETIRIZINE; FLUOCINONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; LATEX; SALBUTAMOL; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; STARCH;

ALGORITHM; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MOUTH HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL GLOVE; URTICARIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SEROLOGY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SKIN TESTS; STARCH;

EID: 33644886884     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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