Sussman G L, Beezhold D H
Section of Allergy, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 1994;4(2-3):95-101.
Latex allergy has been increasingly recognized in the past 6 years. Defined risk groups are health-care workers, spina bifida children, and possibly food allergy patients. Powdered latex gloves and latex barium enema tips are products most commonly associated with allergy. Clinically, patients present with contact urticaria, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, and anaphylaxis. At least 15 deaths are reported to have occurred because of latex allergic reactions. Severe occupational latex allergy can result in removal of the affected individual from the workplace. This will have important cost implications. The only presently available treatment of latex allergy is avoidance.
在过去6年中，乳胶过敏越来越受到关注。确定的风险群体包括医护人员、脊柱裂患儿，可能还包括食物过敏患者。乳胶手套和乳胶钡灌肠头是最常与过敏相关的产品。临床上，患者表现为接触性荨麻疹、过敏性鼻结膜炎、哮喘和过敏反应。据报道，至少有15人因乳胶过敏反应死亡。严重的职业性乳胶过敏可导致患者离开工作岗位。这将产生重大的成本影响。目前，乳胶过敏唯一可行的治疗方法是避免接触。
