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The presence of latex can induce false-positive skin tests in subjects tested with penicillin determinants
Methotrexate therapy of oral corticosteroid-dependent asthmatics reduces serum immunoglobulins: correlation with clinical response to therapy
The impact of the use of different types of gloves and bare hands for preparation of clean surgical instruments
LATEX sensitization in elderly: allergological study and diagnostic protocol.
Background: The prevalence of latex allergy varies according to the population studied from 3% to 64%. No data exist in the present literature about elderly people because they were not considered among populations at risk. We report a retrospective observational study of 88 elderly patients of our centre of Dermatology and Allergology at Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome, Sapienza.Results: First and second level diagnostic tests showed latex positivity in 11,4% of patients studied for latex allergy in the elderly population.Conclusions: Our study demonstrates a prevalence of elderly-latex sensitization of 11,4%, showing that allergy to latex is a growing disease that can occur at any age. So, we propose these patients as an additional risk category for latex allergy. © 2014 Grieco et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd