Latex Allergy

Details

• Personal Author:
  Levy BS ; Petsonk, Edward L.
• Description:
  Allergic reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) range from rhinitis and conjunctivitis, to contact urticaria (hives), to asthma, to generalized urticaria, and rarely, to anaphylactic shock. Latex allergy results from direct skin (or mucous membrane) contact, as well as from inhalation of particles containing NRL allergens. Continued exposure of sensitized individuals to NRL increases the probability of triggering symptoms. Latex hypersensitivity is generally documented using skin prick or serologic tests for latex-specific IgE antibodies. Latex allergy is recognized clinically when exposure-related symptoms occur in an individual with latex hypersensitivity. However, not all symptomatic individuals demonstrate hypersensitivity, using currently available test reagents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergic-dermatitis Allergic-reactions Allergies Bronchial-asthma Skin-exposure Surveillance Urticaria
• ISBN:
  9780875530437
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  298-301
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026572
• Citation:
  Preventing occupational disease and injury, second edition. Levy BS, Wagner GR, Rest KM, Weeks JL, eds. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2005 Jan; :298-301
• Editor(s):
  Levy BS; Wagner GR; Rest KM; Weeks JL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Preventing occupational disease and injury, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a3625f338d8a6fe5de4145ae646501fb8423b969b9e80629c603b6babd5629d353cac2b3c524d051d04a3bf3ad09c38deb59860003ee43b341ef742ab759ed4b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197330/cdc_197330_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 436.83 KB ]