THE PREVALENCE AND DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF SPECIFIC IgE ANTIBODIES TO INHALANT, ANIMAL AND PLANT FOOD, AND FICUS ALLERGENS IN PATIENTS WITH NATURAL RUBBER LATEX ALLERGY.

2003 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.G. Ebo ◽  
CH. Bridts ◽  
M.M. Hagendorens ◽  
L.S. De Clerck ◽  
W.J. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Natural Rubber Latex ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Latex Allergy ◽  
Plant Food ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
Ige Antibodies ◽  
Specific Ige Antibodies

Natural rubber latex-specific IgE antibodies in non-healthcare workers: comparison of two FDA-clearedin vitro kits

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond E. Biagini ◽  
Barbara A. Mackenzie ◽  
Toni A. Bledsoe ◽  
Daniel M. Lewis ◽  
Lynne M. Pinkerton
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Natural Rubber Latex ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
Ige Antibodies ◽  
Specific Ige Antibodies

Natural Rubber Latex Allergy

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Jon Musmand ◽  
Christopher R. Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Natural Rubber Latex ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Latex Allergy ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
Latex Gloves ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Air Passage

Abstract Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy is discussed in the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Fifth Edition, in Section 8.5, Natural Rubber Latex Allergy, and refers to an IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity reaction to one or more protein allergens in latex devices, especially gloves. Among health care workers, NRL allergy is the most common cause of occupationally induced rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma, and clinical manifestations range from dermatitis and contact urticaria, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and asthma, to anaphylaxis. Evaluating physicians must be cognizant that a suggestive clinical history is necessary but not sufficient to diagnose NRL allergy, and FDA-approved NRL-specific IgE serum tests may have sensitivity as low as 75% and up to 27% false-positive results. No FDA-approved skin test reagent is available for testing. In evaluating impairment due to NRL allergy, evaluators should determine if the individual's problem can be resolved by avoidance of wearing latex gloves. Most patients who have asthma or air passage disruption impairment due to NRL have problems with bronchospasm only when they are exposed, and these patients may not necessarily have any ratable impairment due to NRL (but individuals who have atopic dermatitis may have ongoing symptoms due to pre-existing allergic rhinitis). Efforts to decrease the incidence of NRL allergy have been encouraging, and some patients diagnosed with NRL allergy may return to work in a latex-safe environment.

Measurement of natural rubber latex allergen levels in medical gloves by allergen-specific IgE-ELISA inhibition, RAST inhibition, and skin prick test

Allergy ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Palosuo ◽  
S. Mäkinen-Kiljunen ◽  
H. Alenius ◽  
T. Reunala ◽  
E. Yip ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Skin Prick Test ◽  
Natural Rubber Latex ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
Prick Test ◽  
Elisa Inhibition

Natural rubber latex allergy: the impact on lifestyle and quality of life

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 317-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. J. Lewis ◽  
M. M. U. Chowdhury ◽  
B. N. Statham
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Natural Rubber Latex ◽  
Latex Allergy ◽  
Rubber Latex ◽  
The Impact
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