Latex - k82

General information:

A person has more and more contact with latex during his life - gloves, pacifiers, condoms, balloons and what not - which increases the possibility of sensitization to it.

For example, there is a risk of such an allergy in healthcare workers who have latex as their daily companion or in patients who have undergone multiple operations and who have also had prolonged contact with it. Until recently, the widely used gloves with talcum powder contributed, as the talcum powder promoted airborne dusting and inhalation of small latex particles, which also sensitized the body.

In practice, latex is not as artificial a substance as it seems – it is produced from the rubber tree and it is the rubber proteins that cause the allergic reaction. It has been found that latex allergy occurs often in people with allergies to bananas, avocados, kiwis, cantaloupe, tomatoes, celery.

Symptoms, as with any allergic disease, can vary widely. Mild forms include local irritation – burning, pain, redness, rash and itching. Severe cases can lead to asthma or life-threatening anaphylactic shock.

Even if the complaints are weak, a solution must be sought, because with prolonged exposure to latex they can only get worse.

Sample required:

Venous blood

Key words:

 latex, allergy