1. Natural rubber latex as an aeroallergen in the general environment.
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Ruefe, Franziska, Thomas, Peter, and Przybilla, Bernhard
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ALLERGIES ,ALLERGENS ,LATEX ,ATOPIC dermatitis ,SKIN inflammation ,DISEASE susceptibility ,MEDICAL care - Abstract
Allergy to natural latex has become a major health problem. Individuals with an atopic diathesis and intense exposure to natural latex are particularly at risk for development of a sensitization to natural latex. Thus, allergy is frequent in certain occupational setting, especially among health-care workers, due to the use of rubber gloves, and among individuals producing articles containing natural latex, but also in patients with a history of repeated operations or frequent use of natural latex containing nursing articles.
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- 1996
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