PREVALENCE OF AND RISK FACTORS FOR LATEX SENSITIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH SPINA BIFIDA
| Autor: | Roberto Bernardini, Pierina Mezzetti, Alfredo Dante Danti, Elio Novembre, Alberto Vierucci, Antonella Cianferoni, Enrico Lombardi, Armando Mercurella |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Allergy biology Angioedema business.industry Spina bifida Urology Radioimmunoassay Immunoglobulin E medicine.disease Dermatology respiratory tract diseases Atopy immune system diseases Immunopathology Immunology otorhinolaryngologic diseases biology.protein medicine medicine.symptom business Asthma |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Urology. :1775-1778 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5347 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00005392-199811000-00043 |
| Popis: | Purpose: We determined the prevalence of and risk factors for latex sensitization in patients with spina bifida.Materials and Methods: A total of 59 consecutive subjects 2 to 40 years old with spina bifida answered a questionnaire, and underwent a latex skin prick test and determination of serum IgE specific for latex by RAST CAP radioimmunoassay. [sup *] We also noted the relationships of total serum IgE skin prick tests to common air and food allergens. In addition, skin prick plus prick tests were also done with fresh foods, including kiwi, pear, orange, almond, pineapple, apple, tomato and banana.Results: Latex sensitization was present in 15 patients (25%) according to the presence of IgE specific to latex, as detected by a skin prick test in 9 and/or RAST CAP in 13. Five latex sensitized patients (33.3%) had clinical manifestations, such as urticaria, conjuctivitis, angioedema, rhinitis and bronchial asthma, while using a latex glove and inflating a latex balloon. Atopy was present in 21 pat... |
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