What Is the Role of Thiurams in Allergy to Natural Rubber Latex Products?

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• Personal Author:
  Green-McKenzie J ; Pak VM ; Watkins M
• Description:
  Thiuram should be considered as a reason for delayed hypersensitivity reaction to NRL in health care workers. The identification of thiurams as potentially responsible for an allergic reaction is important, because targeted workplace accommodation can play an important role in the prevention of future allergic reactions once the recognized agent is eliminated. Once the allergen is identified it should be avoided and the occurrence of further dermatitis is then avoided. Natural rubber latex products are being used less frequently in the health care setting because allergy to these products (latex allergy, allergy to thiuram, and other accelerators) has become a more significant problem. Latex safe alternatives are being substituted. However, NRL products are still used in the health care setting as well as in the home. Being cognizant of, and having a high index of suspicion for, the various types of allergic reactions resulting from NRL will assist in prompt and accurate diagnoses allowing appropriate workplace accommodation for health care workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Rubber Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Allergic Dermatitis Allergies Dermal Exposures Gloves Health Care Workers Latex Allergies Rubber Products Thiuram Compounds
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053470
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 May; 54(5):649-650
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a8b1dcada80acd4745f05b5852115347cf79e232102d2478e390d723fee77d14309f557b6b3910dedffa38dd58a746eb23fed04226280bc5a583b8f4c3ec927
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216217/cdc_216217_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 79.84 KB ]