Number of cases reported | Type of ST | Culprit agent (type of latex) | Symptoms/fatalities | Reference | Comments (e.g. setting, age etc.) |
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1 | SPT | Liquid latex material | Immediate flushing, tachycardia, urticaria, light-headedness | Spaner et al. 1989 [260] | 34Â year old female Operating room nurse |
1 | SPT | 10 % aqueous dispersion | Cold, sweaty extremities, initial tachycardia, subsequent bradycardia, hypotension | Bonnekoh and Merk 1992 [261] | 17 year old female dentist’s assistance |
1 | SPT | 100 HEP Hevea brasiliensis | Dizziness, difficulty with breathing, wheezing, tachypnoea | Nicolaou and Johnston 2002 [262] | 39Â year old female house wife |
6 | SPT | extemporaneous extracts (dilutions of 1:1000, 1:100, and 1:10) (n = 5), commercial SPT solution (n = 1) | Signs of anaphylaxis in different degrees | Nettis et al. 2001 [48] | 6 female patients with age ranging from 26-51 |
9 | SPT | 1:100,000 dilution of latex glove extract | Systemic reactions | Kelly et al. 1993 [44] | 9 of 107 patients: 85 children with spina bifida, 15 health care workers, 7 others |
2 or 3a | SPT | 50Â % glycerine, 0.23Â mg/mL total protein from gloves | Pruritus, flushing, urticaria, angioedema, asthma, cough chest tightness, wheezing, dyspnea, eye itching, nasal congestion | Valyasevi et al. 1999 [15] | 2 or 3a patients from a clinic out of 1316 |