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Arasi S, Barni S, Caminiti L, Castagnoli R, Giovannini M, Liotti L, Mastrorilli C, Mori F, Pecoraro L, Saretta F, Gelsomino M, Klain A, Miraglia del Giudice M, Novembre E. Latex Allergy in Children. J Clin Med 2023; 13:124. [PMID: 38202131 PMCID: PMC10779698 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Notwithstanding the efforts made in the last decades to mitigate the consequences of natural rubber latex allergy, this disease continues to be a major health problem, especially in developing countries. The categories of patients with greater and frequent exposure to latex (such as health care professionals and, in the pediatric field, subjects who undergo repeated surgery, e.g., those suffering from spina bifida and urogenital malformations) have an increased risk of developing sensitization and allergy to latex. Herein we provide an overview of the current knowledge and practical recommendations with a focus on epidemiology, diagnostics, and management (including both prevention and therapy) in order to guide a correct recognition and containment of this potentially fatal condition.
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- Stefania Arasi
- Pediatric Allergology Unit, Allergy Diseases Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy;
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy; (S.B.); (M.G.); (F.M.); (E.N.)
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatrics, AOU Policlinico Gaetano Martino, 98124 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy; (S.B.); (M.G.); (F.M.); (E.N.)
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Mother and Child Health, Salesi Children’s Hospital, 60123 Ancona, Italy;
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- Pediatric and Emergency Department, Pediatric Hospital Giovanni XXIII, AOU Policlinic of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy; (S.B.); (M.G.); (F.M.); (E.N.)
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy;
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- Pediatric Department, Latisana-Palmanova Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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- Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (A.K.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (A.K.); (M.M.d.G.)
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- Allergy Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy; (S.B.); (M.G.); (F.M.); (E.N.)
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Parisi CA, Kelly KJ, Ansotegui IJ, Gonzalez-Díaz SN, Bilò MB, Cardona V, Park HS, Braschi MC, Macias-Weinmann A, Piga MA, Acuña-Ortega N, Sánchez-Borges M, Yañez A. Update on latex allergy: New insights into an old problem. World Allergy Organ J 2021; 14:100569. [PMID: 34386153 PMCID: PMC8335653 DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2021.100569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Despite the efforts made to mitigate the consequences of this disease, natural rubber latex allergy (NRLA) continues to be a global health problem and is still considered one of the main worries in the working environment in many countries throughout the world. Due to thousands of products containing latex, it is not surprising that the current statistics suggest that prevalence remains high among healthcare workers and susceptible patients. In developed countries, reduction in the prevalence of IgE-mediated allergy to latex proteins from gloves may lead to lax attention by health care personnel. On the other hand, this situation is different in developing countries where there is a lack of epidemiological data associated with a deficit in education and awareness of this issue. The aim of this review is to provide an update of the current knowledge and practical recommendations regarding NRLA by allergologists from different parts of the world with experience in this field.
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- Claudio A.S. Parisi
- Pediatric and Adult Allergy Sections, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Regional Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” y Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Allergy Unit - Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ancona, Italy
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- Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Sección de Alergia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Ajou University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Allergy Unit - Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ancona, Italy
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- Regional Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” y Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Regional Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” y Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad and Clínica El Avila, Caracas, Venezuela
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- InAER -Investigaciones en Enfermedades Alérgicas y Respiratorias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bocian S, Granato A, Cain M, Friis CM, Loyola M, Robertson L, Foliacci T, Wahinehookae C, Fonkalsrud L. LATEX SENSITIVITY AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN THE GASTROENTEROLOGY SETTING. Gastroenterol Nurs 2021; 44:288-291. [PMID: 34176891 DOI: 10.1097/sga.0000000000000621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Susan Bocian
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. 330 N Wabash Ave., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60611, Tel: 312-321-5165, Fax: 312-673-6694, Online:
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Gonzalez-Estrada A, Carrillo-Martin I, Renew JR, Rank MA, Campbell RL, Volcheck GW. Incidence of and risk factors for perioperative or periprocedural anaphylaxis in the United States from 2005 to 2014. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2020; 126:180-186.e3. [PMID: 33068738 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The estimated worldwide incidence of perioperative or periprocedural anaphylaxis (PA) is between 1 in 1250 and 1 in 20,000 procedures. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of PA in the United States and compare patient characteristics and underlying risk factors using a large national database. METHODS Using deidentified data from the nationwide inpatient sample from 2005 to 2014, we identified cases of PA through the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes and conducted a retrospective analysis. RESULTS Among 35,647,347 surgeries and procedures, there were 5458 (0.015%) PA cases identified. The incidence of PA was 15.3 cases per 100,000 procedures. When compared with controls, PA cases had an increased mortality (3.4% vs 1.4%; P < .001), median length of stay (5 vs 3 days; P < .001), and median hospital cost ($45,155 vs $24,734; P < .001). The age group between 18 and 34 years (odds ratio [OR], 1.34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-1.58; P < .001) and female sex (OR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.31-1.49; P < .001) were associated with increased odds of PA. Transplant (OR, 3.35; 95% CI, 2.59-4.34; P < .001), hematologic (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.30-2.05; P < .001), vascular (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.30-1.67; P < .001), and cardiac (OR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.30-1.67; P < .001) procedures were at increased risk for PA. Several comorbidities were associated with PA including chronic pulmonary disease (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.31-1.51; P < .001). CONCLUSION The incidence of PA is 1 in 6531 procedures, with a mortality of 1 in 191,652 procedures. PA has worsening outcomes compared with controls. The risk factors of PA include age, sex, procedure type, and comorbidities.
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- Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Nucera E, Aruanno A, Rizzi A, Centrone M. Latex Allergy: Current Status and Future Perspectives. J Asthma Allergy 2020; 13:385-398. [PMID: 33061465 PMCID: PMC7532063 DOI: 10.2147/jaa.s242058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Allergy to natural rubber latex (NRLA) from Hevea brasiliensis is a relevant public health issue, in particular in healthcare workers and groups at risk. Clinical manifestations of NRLA can range from mild skin disorders to life-threatening systemic reactions. Prevention measures remain the gold-standard treatment for patients suffering from NRLA, but the only etiological therapy able to influence the natural history of NRLA is specific desensitization. This review aims to underline the epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic aspects of NRLA, and carries out a complete and wide-ranging review of the current literature on NRLA management and immunotherapy.
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- Eleonora Nucera
- Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Anaesthetic management of patients with pre-existing allergic conditions: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2019; 123:e65-e81. [PMID: 30916009 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This narrative review seeks to distinguish the clinical patterns of pre-existing allergic conditions from other confounding non-allergic clinical entities, and to identify the potential related risks and facilitate their perioperative management. Follow-up investigation should be performed after a perioperative immediate hypersensitivity to establish a diagnosis and provide advice for subsequent anaesthetics, the main risk factor for perioperative immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated anaphylaxis being a previous uninvestigated perioperative immediate hypersensitivity reaction. The concept of cross-reactivity between drugs used in the perioperative setting and food is often quoted, but usually not supported by evidence. There is no reason to avoid propofol in egg, soy, or peanut allergy. The allergenic determinants have been characterised for fish, shellfish, and povidone iodine, but remain unknown for iodinated contrast agents. Iodinated drugs may be used in seafood allergy. Evidence supporting the risk for protamine allergy in fish allergy and in neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin use is lacking. Conversely, cross-reactivity to gelatin-based colloid may occur in α-gal syndrome. Atopy and allergic asthma along with other non-allergic conditions, such as NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, chronic urticaria, mastocytosis, and hereditary or acquired angioedema, are not risk factors for IgE-mediated drug allergy, but there is a perioperative risk associated with the potential for exacerbation of the various conditions.
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Tommaso CP, Cofer SA, Stans AA, Clarke MJ, Mulhern KS, Cima RR. Latex-safe: Children's center conversion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pcorm.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Latex Allergy Risks Live On. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2018; 6:1877-1878. [PMID: 30249547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Reduction in the prevalence of IgE-mediated allergy to latex proteins from gloves in patients may lead to lax attention by health care personnel to avoid use of latex products in latex-allergic subjects. Recent evidence from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System shows an alarming continuation of adverse events mostly from latex urinary catheters. We are strongly advocating that health care personnel must continue to pay close attention to avoidance of latex in patients with a history of latex allergy.
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Kelly KJ, Sussman G. Latex Allergy: Where Are We Now and How Did We Get There? THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2018; 5:1212-1216. [PMID: 28888250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Latex allergy emerged as an epidemic of anaphylaxis, occupational asthma, and clinical dilemmas in the 1980s. A systematic recognition, investigation, discovery, epidemiology, and prevention strategy followed. International attention and collaborations of investigators, government agencies, manufacturing, and health policy resulted in near elimination of a global epidemic. This article summarizes nearly 4 decades of work in control of this epidemic and focuses attention on future problems that still require resolution.
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- Kevin J Kelly
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to a range of high and low molecular weight agents that are allergic sensitizers or irritants including cleaners and disinfectants, natural rubber latex, and various medications. Studies have shown that exposed HCWs are at risk for work-related rhinitis and asthma (WRA). Work-related rhinitis may precede development of WRA and should be considered as an early marker of WRA. Avoidance of causative exposures through control strategies such as elimination, substitution, engineering controls, and process modification is the preferred primary prevention strategy for preventing development of work-related allergic diseases. There is limited evidence for the effectiveness of respirators in preventing occupational asthma. If sensitizer-induced WRA is diagnosed, it is important to avoid further exposure to the causative agent, preferably by more rigorous application of exposure control strategies to the workplace. This review focuses on allergic occupational respiratory diseases in HCWs.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Allergy to natural rubber latex (NRL) reached epidemic proportions during the nineties and led to intense preventive efforts. The aim of this review was to provide a comprehensive compilation of the current status of occupational NRL allergy. RECENT FINDINGS Recent advances led to the characterization of 15 NRL allergens and the development of assays for measuring the allergen content of NRL materials and specific IgE antibodies against NRL allergen components. Preventive measures aimed at reducing workplace exposure to NRL allergens were associated with decreasing incidence rates of NRL allergy. However, a pooled analysis of epidemiological surveys published during the last 10 years provided prevalence estimates of NRL sensitization and allergy similar to those derived from studies conducted before 2003. Substantial progress has been made in the understanding and prevention of NRL allergy, although the disease may still remain a worldwide cause of concern.
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Macy E. Practical Management of Patients with a History of Immediate Hypersensitivity to Common non-Beta-Lactam Drugs. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2016; 16:4. [PMID: 26714689 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-015-0584-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to medications are among the most feared adverse drug reactions, because of their close association with anaphylaxis. This review discusses a practical management approach for patients with a history of an immediate hypersensitivity to a non-beta-lactam medication, where reexposure to the implicated, or similar, medication is clinically necessary. Mechanisms associated with severe immediate hypersensitivity reactions include IgE-mediated mast cell activation, complement-mediated mast cell activation, and direct mast cell activation. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions may also be mediated by vasodilators, other pharmacologic mechanisms, or be secondary to underlying patient-specific biochemical abnormalities such as endocrine tumors or chronic spontaneous urticaria. The key features in the reaction history and the biochemistry of the implicated medication are discussed. Most individuals with a history of immediate hypersensitivity to a medication, who require reuse of that drug, can be safely retreated with a therapeutic course of the implicated drug after a full-dose challenge, graded challenge, or desensitization, with or without premedication and/or any preliminary diagnostic testing, depending on the specific situation.
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- Eric Macy
- Kaiser Permanente, Department of Allergy, 7060 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92111, USA.
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Wu M, McIntosh J, Liu J. Current prevalence rate of latex allergy: Why it remains a problem? J Occup Health 2016; 58:138-44. [PMID: 27010091 PMCID: PMC5356959 DOI: 10.1539/joh.15-0275-ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives: This article aims to review the current prevalence rate of latex allergy among healthcare workers, susceptible patients, and the general public, and to investigate why latex is still a ubiquitous occupational health hazard. Methods: Scientific publications on PubMed, particularly those published within the last five years, and current regulations from agencies such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were reviewed. Consumer and commercial products that may contain latex were also surveyed. Results: Approximately 12 million tons of natural rubber latex is produced annually and is widely used to manufacture millions of consumer and commercial products. Only limited number of latex-derived products have been approved and regulated by government agencies, such as FDA, whereas the majority of finished products do not label whether they contain latex. Owing to millions of unidentifiable products containing latex and many routes for exposure to latex, preventing contact with latex allergens and reducing the prevalence of latex allergy are more difficult than expected. Reported data suggest that the average prevalence of latex allergy worldwide remains 9.7%, 7.2%, and 4.3% among healthcare workers, susceptible patients, and general population, respectively. Conclusions: Latex-derived products are ubiquitous, and latex allergy remains a highly prevalent health risk in many occupations and to the general population. Developing alternative materials and increasing the ability to identify and label latex-derived products will be practicable approaches to effectively control the health risks associated with latex.
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- Miaozong Wu
- Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems, Marshall University
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- Steven L Kahn
- University Dermatology, 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076.
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- University Dermatology, 8110 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561; St. Joseph Dermatology, 2570 W Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085
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- University Dermatology, 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076; University Dermatology, 8110 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561; St. Joseph Dermatology, 2570 W Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085
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- University Dermatology, 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076; University Dermatology, 8110 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561; St. Joseph Dermatology, 2570 W Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085
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Schwensen JF, Bregnbak D, Johansen JD. Recent trends in epidemiology, sensitization and legal requirements of selected relevant contact allergens. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2015; 12:289-300. [DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2016.1120159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jakob F. Schwensen
- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermato-Allergology, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermato-Allergology, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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- National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermato-Allergology, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark
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Muhamad NA, Faizal Bakhtiar M, Mustapha N, Adon MY, Airaksinen L, Bakon SK, Mohamad ZA, Aris T. Workplace interventions for treating work-related rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. Hippokratia 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd011815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Institute for Medical Research; National institutes of Health, Ministry of Health; Shah Alam Malaysia
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- Faculty Science and Technology; Open University Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Occupational Medicine; Finnish Institute of Occupational Health; Helsinki Finland
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- Institute for Medical Research; National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health; Shah Alam Malaysia
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- Institute for Medical Research; National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health; Shah Alam Malaysia
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- Institute for Medical Research; National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health; Shah Alam Malaysia
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Blaabjerg MSB, Andersen KE, Bindslev-Jensen C, Mortz CG. Decrease in the rate of sensitization and clinical allergy to natural rubber latex. Contact Dermatitis 2015; 73:21-8. [DOI: 10.1111/cod.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Michelle S. B. Blaabjerg
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense Research Centre for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre; Odense Research Centre for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark; DK-5000 Odense C Denmark
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Köse S, Mandiracioğlu A, Tatar B, Gül S, Erdem M. Prevalence of latex allergy among healthcare workers in Izmir (Turkey). Cent Eur J Public Health 2015; 22:262-5. [PMID: 25622485 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy among healthcare employees and identify sensitive individuals. A total of 1,115 healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital participated in the study. Information on age, gender, occupation, history of allergy, and complaints were collected through a questionnaire. Serum latex-specific IgE level was determined. Among HCWs enrolled in the study, prevalence of latex sensitization was determined as 4.2%. More frequent occurrence of latex allergy was detected among nurses. Family history of allergy and history of personal food allergy were significantly more often noted among individuals with latex allergy. Latex is considered to be the leading source of occupational health problems.
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Antibiotics Are an Important Identifiable Cause of Perioperative Anaphylaxis in the United States. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE 2015; 3:101-5.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhao YA, Shusterman D. Occupational rhinitis and other work-related upper respiratory tract conditions. Clin Chest Med 2013; 33:637-47. [PMID: 23153606 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The nose and upper airways form the initial area of impact for air pollutants and allergens. The development of nasal allergies in the workplace (occupational rhinitis) may herald subsequent development of occupational asthma. Exposure controls, periodic surveillance, and early intervention may circumvent work-related airways disease and prevent unnecessary worker impairment and disability.
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- Yu A Zhao
- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Wang ML, Kelly KJ, Klancnik M, Petsonk EL. Self-reported hand symptoms: a role in monitoring health care workers for latex sensitization? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2012; 109:314-8. [PMID: 23062385 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of powdered natural rubber latex (NRL) gloves increased greatly in the 1980s because of concerns about transmission of blood-borne infections and the subsequent implementation of universal precautions. The most common clinical reactions to glove use are irritant and T-cell-mediated contact dermatitis. However, IgE-mediated immediate reactions to latex have become a serious concern for health care workers (HCWs). The diagnosis of latex allergy requires a comprehensive medical history and diagnostic tests. The skin prick test is the preferred diagnostic method, although it can be time-consuming. OBJECTIVE To determine the role of hand symptoms reported on questionnaires in monitoring HCWs for latex sensitization. METHODS Questionnaires were completed by 804 HCWs at 2 hospitals. Using a positive skin prick test (SPT) result as a criterion standard of latex sensitization, the diagnostic performance of hand symptoms was evaluated. RESULTS Increasing latex glove use was strongly related to increasing reports of hand symptoms. Hand symptoms were highly associated with glove-related respiratory and systemic symptoms. A positive SPT result was seen in 5% of HCWs and increased with the number of hand symptoms: 0 (1.6%), 1 to 2 (3.4%), and 3 to 7 (19.0%). Participants reporting more than 2 hand symptoms were 11 times more likely to have positive SPT results compared with those with 2 or fewer hand symptoms. CONCLUSION Hand symptoms are closely associated with latex sensitization. Questionnaires should be useful in health monitoring for HCWs who use latex gloves.
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- Mei Lin Wang
- Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
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Accetta Pedersen DJ, Klancnik M, Elms N, Wang ML, Hoffmann RG, Kurup VP, Kelly KJ. Analysis of available diagnostic tests for latex sensitization in an at-risk population. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2011; 108:94-7. [PMID: 22289727 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2011.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lack of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved skin testing reagent for latex allergy in the United States requires reliance on patient history and serologic assays for diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of an FDA-cleared antilatex IgE serology test and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with various sources of latex protein antigens in an at-risk but unselected population of health care workers. METHODS Health care workers underwent duplicate latex and serologic testing for latex specific IgE with the CAP assay and ELISA from June 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002. Logistic regression with receiver operating characteristic curve analysis determined the values, resulting in 98% and 99% specificity for the CAP assay and ELISA, respectively. RESULTS Results of paired skin and serologic tests were available for 792 participants. Forty duplicate skin test results (5%) were positive. For the CAP assay, sensitivity was 35%; specificity, 98%; positive predictive value, 48.3%; and negative predictive value, 96.6%. ELISA demonstrated similar results. Multivariable logistic regression yielding a 98% or 99% specificity for the various ELISAs demonstrated that the adjusted odds of a positive skin test result significantly increased with positive CAP assay and ELISA results using a powdered glove extract. CONCLUSIONS The performance of the FDA-cleared antilatex IgE serologic test for latex allergy has much lower sensitivity than previously reported. This finding confirms that this serologic test should be used only for patients with a history of latex allergy and not for screening the population with a low prevalence of latex sensitization.
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Authors' Response. J Occup Environ Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e31823e3a6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Prevention of Immunoglobulin E Sensitization to Latex in Health Care Workers After Reduction of Antigen Exposures. J Occup Environ Med 2011; 53:1358-9; author reply 1359. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e318239e054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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