Delayed hypersensitivity to natural rubber latex: Does it exist or not?

Contact Dermatitis. 2019 Nov;81(5):404-405. doi: 10.1111/cod.13353. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Authors

Miriam Leuzzi¹, Colombina Vincenzi¹, Andrea Sechi¹, Claudia Tomasini², Demetra Giuri², Bianca M Piraccini¹, Michelangelo La Placa¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 31290999
DOI: 10.1111/cod.13353

No abstract available

Keywords: case report; delayed hypersensitivity; latex; patch tests.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / chemically induced*
Hypersensitivity, Delayed / diagnosis*
Irritants / adverse effects*
Latex Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
Nickel / adverse effects*
Thiram / adverse effects*

Substances

Irritants
Thiram
nickel sulfate
Nickel