A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG OPERATION ROOM STAFF OF HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1380-1381

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POURPAK Z.; MESDAGHI M.; ZARINARA A.R.; SHAHABI SH.; KAZEMNEJAD ANOUSHIRAVAN; KOUH KAN A.; KARDAR GH.A.

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Dermatology Year:2004 | Volume:7 | Issue:4 Page(s): 219-230

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A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG OPERATION ROOM STAFF OF HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1380-1381

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ALLERGYQ4

OCCUPATIONAT DISEASESQ4

LATEXQ4

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Background: LATEX ALLERGY is a major occupational disease with prevalence nearly 5-17% among the health care workers. Objective: To determine the prevalence of LATEX glove ALLERGY and its contributing factors among operation room staff. Patients & Methods: In this study, 512 operation room staff were evaluated for LATEX ALLERGY, using a complete questionnaire. Those suspected to have LATEX ALLERGY underwent these tests: eosinophil counting, measurement of serum total and LATEX specific IgE, LATEX skin prick test, LATEX and glove additives patch test. Results: From evaluated staff, 178 (34.8%) had a history of sensitivity to LATEX gloves, from which 59 persons underwent the tests voluntarily. According to the results of the tests, 13(22%) had type I ALLERGY to LATEX, 3(5.1%) had type N ALLERGY to LATEX and 9(15.3%) had both allergies. There was no significant relationship between LATEX allergies and age, sex, job, season, family and personal history of allergies. Significant relationship was found between type I ALLERGY to LATEX and ALLERGY to kitchen gloves and also between type IV ALLERGY and ALLERGY to other plastic clothing. Conclusion: Prevalence of LATEX ALLERGY in this study is much higher than similar studies, which demands more evaluation to determine the contributing factors.

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POURPAK, Z., MESDAGHI, M., ZARINARA, A.R., SHAHABI, SH., KAZEMNEJAD, ANOUSHIRAVAN, KOUH KAN, A., & KARDAR, GH.A.. (2004). A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG OPERATION ROOM STAFF OF HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1380-1381. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, 7(4), 219-230. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/57690/en

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POURPAK Z., MESDAGHI M., ZARINARA A.R., SHAHABI SH., KAZEMNEJAD ANOUSHIRAVAN, KOUH KAN A., KARDAR GH.A.. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG OPERATION ROOM STAFF OF HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1380-1381. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY[Internet]. 2004;7(4):219-230. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/57690/en

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Z. POURPAK, M. MESDAGHI, A.R. ZARINARA, SH. SHAHABI, ANOUSHIRAVAN KAZEMNEJAD, A. KOUH KAN, and GH.A. KARDAR, “A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG OPERATION ROOM STAFF OF HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 1380-1381,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 219–230, 2004, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/57690/en

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