Approximately 30-50% of individuals with natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy show an associated hypersensitivity to particular plant-derived foods, which has been defined "latex-fruit syndrome" (LFS). In our population of 22 patients with IgE-mediated NRL allergy we found a relevant prevalence (36%) of LFS, which resulted significantly higher in the group of patients with more severe clinical manifestations of NRL allergy than in patients with contact symptoms due to NRL (78% vs 8%; p<0.005).
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Univ Dermatol, 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076 USAUniv Dermatol, 4605 Golf Rd, Skokie, IL 60076 USA
Kahn, Steven L.
Podjasek, Joshua O.
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