PMID- 10354033
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20000504
LR  - 20190704
IS  - 0007-0963 (Print)
IS  - 0007-0963 (Linking)
VI  - 140
IP  - 5
DP  - 1999 May
TI  - Latex allergy in atopic children.
PG  - 919-21
AB  - The incidence of positive circulating specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies 
      to latex and evidence of clinical latex sensitivity appears to be increasing 
      since its first description in 1979. Although heightened medical awareness may be 
      a factor, exposure to latex products, particularly rubber gloves, has increased 
      since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Atopic individuals 
      are at greater risk of developing latex sensitivity. We identified seven children 
      with atopic eczema who were known to have clinically significant latex allergy 
      and examined the relationship of prior exposure to latex gloves. All children had 
      significant serum levels of specific IgE to latex. Before developing clinical 
      symptoms of latex allergy, all had been exposed to latex in the form of gloves 
      during either inpatient or outpatient treatments of their skin. Exposure of 
      atopic individuals to latex gloves could be a major risk factor for sensitization 
      and could increase the incidence of serious reactions.
FAU - Holme, S A
AU  - Holme SA
AD  - University Department of Dermatology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow 
      G11 6NB, U.K.
FAU - Lever, R S
AU  - Lever RS
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Dermatol
JT  - The British journal of dermatology
JID - 0004041
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Dermatitis, Atopic/*complications/immunology
MH  - Environmental Exposure
MH  - Female
MH  - Food Hypersensitivity/*complications/immunology
MH  - Gloves, Surgical
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/blood
MH  - Infant
MH  - Latex Hypersensitivity/*complications/immunology
MH  - Male
EDAT- 1999/06/03 10:00
MHDA- 2000/05/08 09:00
CRDT- 1999/06/03 10:00
PHST- 1999/06/03 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/05/08 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 1999/06/03 10:00 [entrez]
AID - bjd2826 [pii]
AID - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02826.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Dermatol. 1999 May;140(5):919-21. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02826.x.