PMID- 15186377
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040916
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0105-1873 (Print)
IS  - 0105-1873 (Linking)
VI  - 50
IP  - 4
DP  - 2004 Apr
TI  - Allergic contact urticaria from natural rubber latex in healthcare and 
      non-healthcare workers.
PG  - 222-4
AB  - To compare the prevalence of natural rubber latex (NRL) sensitization and 
      allergic contact urticaria from NRL in healthcare and non-healthcare workers, we 
      studied all 1171 patients who attended our clinic during 2001 and 2002. Prick 
      testing for NRL and patch testing with European standard series were performed in 
      all patients and an additional rubber series in those who had contact with 
      rubber. Specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels against NRL and tropical fruits 
      were measured when prick testing was positive. Sensitization to NRL (positive 
      prick test and specific IgE levels) was much more common in healthcare workers 
      than that in non-healthcare workers, 16.7 versus 2.3%. Among the non-healthcare 
      workers, sensitization to NRL was more common in food handlers (17.1%), 
      construction workers (6.6%), painters (6.2%), hairdressers (5.1%) and cleaners 
      (3.8%). The difference in the prevalence of specific IgE to tropical fruits was 
      not significant. Allergic contact urticaria from NRL was also much more frequent 
      in healthcare workers, 71.4 versus 28.6%. In conclusion, sensitization to NRL and 
      allergic contact urticaria from NRL are more common in healthcare workers, but 
      this is a growing problem in non-healthcare workers and should be investigated in 
      all workers with a history of NRL intolerance or who have contact with NRL.
FAU - Valks, Ruud
AU  - Valks R
AD  - Department of Occupational Dermatology, Instituto Nacional de Medicina y 
      Seguridad del Trabajo, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28040 Madrid, Spain. 
      valks@aedv.es
FAU - Conde-Salazar, Luis
AU  - Conde-Salazar L
FAU - Cuevas, Manuela
AU  - Cuevas M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Contact Dermatitis
JT  - Contact dermatitis
JID - 7604950
SB  - IM
MH  - Dermatitis, Occupational/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Personnel
MH  - Humans
MH  - Intradermal Tests
MH  - Latex Hypersensitivity/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Occupations
MH  - Patch Tests
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Spain/epidemiology
MH  - Urticaria/*epidemiology/etiology
EDAT- 2004/06/10 05:00
MHDA- 2004/09/17 05:00
CRDT- 2004/06/10 05:00
PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/09/17 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/06/10 05:00 [entrez]
AID - COD327 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00327.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Contact Dermatitis. 2004 Apr;50(4):222-4. doi: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2004.00327.x.