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  • Title: Diagnosis of latex allergy: the importance of hev B 11.
    Author: Nettis E, Di Leo E, Calogiuri GF, Delle Donne P, Di Staso M, Ferrannini A, Vacca A.
    Journal: Int Arch Allergy Immunol; 2012; 159(2):147-8. PubMed ID: 22653559.
    Abstract:
    We present the cases of 5 patients with a positive clinical history of cutaneous symptoms due to contact with latex products. A latex allergological assessment was made through skin prick tests (SPTs) both with commercial latex extracts and extemporaneous glove extracts, and serum-specific IgE to latex and glove-use tests. In addition, serum-specific IgE to recombinant allergens for Hevea brasiliensis was dosed. Molecular diagnostics in association with the glove-use test and, to a lesser extent, the SPTs with glove eluate are useful diagnostic tests to confirm the diagnosis of latex allergy in patients with mucocutaneous symptoms.
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