جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "لاتکس" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

As regards, about 80% of all latex allergy caused by latex gloves and the use of steroidsto treat this allergyis associated with local and systemic complications, therefore the research be necessary for treatment with fewer side effects. This study examined the impact of Alcea Althea on latex allergy in operating room personnel in hospitals of Arak city. This study was a double-blind clinical trial. Among operating staffs with allergies, samples were selected by simple random sampling. Then randomly divided into two: (intervention=33, control=33) groups. The intervention consisted of 5 mL topical solution from8%ofaqueous extract of Alcea Althea before and after the use of latex gloves for 30 days. Before and after intervention, samples were examined by a dermatologist. Samples completed self-assessment questionnaire of “Symptom Severity of Natural latex allergy”. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 using Chi-square, Independent t-test, paired t-test and Analysis of Covariance. In this study, the mean age of staff was 32.45±6.69 in group control and 29.68±7.15 in intervention group. There was no significant different between groups in term of demographic. Results of this study showed that before intervention, severity of latex allergy symptoms between two groups didnt have any significant difference (P = 0.34), but after the intervention was seen significant difference (P= 0.013). Also before and after the intervention in control group, was not significantly difference in scores of symptoms severity of natural latex allergy (P= 0.11), however, for the control group was significantly difference (P= 0.008). According to Aqueous Extract of Alcea Althea reduce the symptoms of latex allergy, thus can be used as an effective herbal supplement helping to reduce the side effects of latex allergy.

Introduction and

Ig E –mediated allergy to protein of natural rubber ‎latex is an important global health problem. Because specific immunity status of ‎children and adolescents with renal failure, possible exposure to other cross-‎reactive allergens specially pollen and trees, their exposure to frequent ‎hemodialysis and use of gloves, catheters and other equipment containing latex, ‎this study was aimed to determine prevalence of latex allergy in children and ‎adolescents under 18 years old who treat with hemodialysis in hospitals of Shiraz ‎University of Medical Sciences -2006.‎

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, reaction of 68 ‎participants to scratch skin test (Prick) with standard latex extract, previous ‎history about sensitivity and their demographic characters were analyzed by ‎SPSS.win 11 software with using descriptive and inferential statistic such as ‎proportion test, independent t-test and Chi-square.‎

Finding showed that one of the seven subjects (14.7%) has positive ‎reaction to latex. Proportion test indicated that this prevalence rate was higher ‎than the normal population sensitivity rate (P =0/001).

With respect to results, researchers suggest that the exact history ‎taking and the necessary latex allergy tests must do in this high risk group to ‎prevent damage and possible side effects. Also, for reduce of sensitivity of latex, ‎we recommend that protein component of the gloves, the catheter and other ‎used equipment containing latex has decreased by Chlorination, Autoclaving ‎and use of Proteolytic enzymes or Nonionic surfactants such as Polyethylene ‎glycol ‎‏.‏

Introduction & Allergic reactions to natural rubber latex have increased during past 10 years especially among health care workers and patients with high exposure to latex allergens. Allergic reaction to latex is related to many diseases like occupational asthma. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of allergy to natural rubber latex and potential cross reacting food in operation room staff in Shiraz hospitals. In this cross-sectional descriptive study five hundred eighty operation room staff of ten private and state hospitals in Shiraz completed latex allergy questionnaire. They were questioned about personal history and previous history of latex sensitivity, symptoms of latex reactivity and about other allergies particularly to foods that may cross react with latex. Informed consent was obtained and skin prick testing was performed with natural rubber latex. Skin prick tests were done with three potentially cross reacting food (banana, Kiwi, and potato). The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS software and Chi-square test. Among the 580 operation room workers 104 (17.9 %) of participants were positive to latex skin test. We found a significant association between positive skin test to latex in operation room staff and atopy, urticaria and food allergy. Positive skin test to latex related to positive kiwi skin test (p<0.05). The prevalence did not vary by sex, age, education, surgical and non surgical glove users, history of contact dermatitis or smoking status. Latex allergy has a high prevalence in personnel of operation room. Evaluation of present symptom and prediction of future disease necessitate screening test in individuals at risk.