Table 1.
Patients characteristics
| Patient no. | Age | Gender |
Reported clinical symptoms upon direct latex exposure |
Sensitization profile to skin prick test | Sensitization profile to ImmunoCAP [kU/l] | Sensitization profile to latex components (Hevein b) | IgE to bromelain (CCD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Potential cross reactive symptoms to food not included) | |||||||
| 1 |
36 |
M |
intraoperative anaphylaxis |
1 |
12.1 (3) |
6 |
|
| 2 |
38 |
F |
Contact pruritus, dyspnea |
1 |
5.64 (3) |
6 |
|
| 3 |
31 |
F |
pruritus, urticaria, angioedema |
2 |
3.27 (2) |
6 |
|
| 4 |
23 |
F |
contact pruritus |
1 |
7.58 (3) |
6 |
|
| 5 |
60 |
F |
contact pruritus, nausea, sweating |
3 |
8.1 (3) |
6 |
|
| 6 |
73 |
F |
contact pruritus |
no data |
39.8 (4) |
6,8 |
|
| 7 |
58 |
F |
anaphylaxis upon initiation of anesthesia |
0 |
2.14 (2) |
6 |
|
| 8 |
29 |
F |
contact pruritus |
no data |
85.1 (5) |
8 (0.7) |
Positive (7.8) |
| 9 |
16 |
M |
contact pruritus, |
0 |
5.42 (3) |
8 (7.6) |
Positive (3.0) |
| 10 |
44 |
F |
contact pruritus |
no data |
1.56 (2) |
8 |
|
| 11 |
21 |
F |
contact urticaria |
3 |
10.3 (3) |
5 |
|
| 12 |
60 |
F |
contact pruritus |
0 |
no data |
5 |
|
| 13 |
40 |
F |
latex allergy not other specified |
1 |
2.19 (2) |
negative |
|
| 14 |
27 |
F |
contact urticaria |
0 |
0.93 (2) |
negative |
|
| 15 |
50 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
no data |
0.06 (0) |
1,5,6 |
|
| 16 |
26 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.06 (0) |
1,5,6,10,11 |
|
| 17 |
83 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
no data |
0.06 (0) |
5,8 |
|
| 18 |
62 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.05 (0) |
8 |
|
| 19 |
24 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
9.59 (3) |
8 |
|
| 20 |
21 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
no data |
4.53 (3) |
8 |
|
| 21 |
55 |
F |
no known latex allergy in the documentation |
no data |
2.53 (2) |
8 |
|
| 22 |
25 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
no data |
1.02 (2) |
8 |
|
| 23 |
30 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
21 (4) |
8 |
|
| 24 |
32 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
no data |
8 |
|
| 25 |
15 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
3.73 (4) |
8 |
|
| 26 |
25 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.79 (2) |
8 |
|
| 27 |
42 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.64 (2) |
8 |
|
| 28 |
40 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.94 (2) |
8 |
|
| 29 |
20 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.03 (2) |
8 |
|
| 30 |
35 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.38 (2) |
8 |
|
| 31 |
64 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.37 (1) |
8 |
|
| 32 |
22 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.62 (1) |
8 |
|
| 33 |
22 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.81 (2) |
8 |
|
| 34 |
29 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.3 (2) |
8 |
|
| 35 |
27 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.35 (1) |
8 |
|
| 36 |
91 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.34 (0) |
8 |
|
| 37 |
39 |
F |
no known latex allergy |
1 |
2.59 (2) |
5 |
|
| 38 |
25 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.13 (2) |
negative |
|
| 39 |
40 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
1.79 (2) |
negative |
|
| 40 |
18 |
M |
no known latex allergy |
0 |
0.06 (0) |
10 |
|
| 41 | 51 | F | no known latex allergy | 0 | 0.06 (0) | 10 |