TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of the latex-induced anaphylaxis by contact with barium enema catheter
AU - Fujie, Sayuri
AU - Yagami, Akiko
AU - Suzuki, Kayoko
AU - Akamatsu, Hirohiko
AU - Matsunaga, Kayoko
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The subject was a 34-year-old female with asthma and atopic dermatitis who had previously undergone a Cesarean section. In December 1995, the patient had an acute abdominal pain, so she underwent a barium enema examination. During the procedure, severe anaphylactic shock developed, and the examination was stopped. The patient responded well to appropriate emergency therapy, and her symptoms were resolved. However, the woman visited our outpatient clinic because the symptoms of her atopic dermatitis got worse. She indicated that she felt itchy when using rubber gloves. Also, at the age of thirty, she had uriticaria and dyspnea after drinking a glass of fruit juice. Subsequently radioallergosorbent testing demonstrated the presence of specific IgEs against latex, banana, kiwi, grapefruit, and avocado. Skin prick tests were positive for banana, grapefruit, avocado, and latex extract at a dilution of 1: 1000. A scratch test was positive to an extract of a balloon catheter which included 0.3μg/g latex proteins by the LEAP method. In conclusion, the patient was diagnosed with an anaphylaxis to the latex contained in a ballon catheter used for the barium enema.
AB - The subject was a 34-year-old female with asthma and atopic dermatitis who had previously undergone a Cesarean section. In December 1995, the patient had an acute abdominal pain, so she underwent a barium enema examination. During the procedure, severe anaphylactic shock developed, and the examination was stopped. The patient responded well to appropriate emergency therapy, and her symptoms were resolved. However, the woman visited our outpatient clinic because the symptoms of her atopic dermatitis got worse. She indicated that she felt itchy when using rubber gloves. Also, at the age of thirty, she had uriticaria and dyspnea after drinking a glass of fruit juice. Subsequently radioallergosorbent testing demonstrated the presence of specific IgEs against latex, banana, kiwi, grapefruit, and avocado. Skin prick tests were positive for banana, grapefruit, avocado, and latex extract at a dilution of 1: 1000. A scratch test was positive to an extract of a balloon catheter which included 0.3μg/g latex proteins by the LEAP method. In conclusion, the patient was diagnosed with an anaphylaxis to the latex contained in a ballon catheter used for the barium enema.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 14762330
AN - SCOPUS:1342304308
SN - 0021-4884
VL - 53
SP - 38
EP - 42
JO - Japanese Journal of Allergology
JF - Japanese Journal of Allergology
IS - 1
ER -