PMID: 30235360Sep 21, 2018Paper

Latex hypersensitivity to injection devices for biologic therapies in psoriasis patients

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Cassandra JohnsonNancy Anderson

Abstract

An allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to an allergen or antigen is known as a type I or immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Latex allergy is a common cause of type I hypersensitivity reactions. Allergic responses to latex in psoriasis patients receiving frequent injections with biologic agents are not commonly reported in the literature. We report the case of a patient with a long history of psoriasis who developed an allergic response after exposure to injection devices that contained latex components while undergoing treatment with biologic agents.

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