The importance of nasal provocation test in the diagnosis of natural rubber latex allergy
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: M. Uensel, N. Mete, Fatma Ömür ARDENİZ, Sibel GÖKSEL, R. Ersoy, Aytül Zerrin SİN, Okan GÜLBAHAR, Ali KOKULUDAĞ
ALLERGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2009, vol 64, pp 862-867
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01901.x
Summary
Most studies regarding natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy have concentrated on the prevalance using skin prick test (SPT) and specific IgE assay. The objective of this study is to examine the target organ (skin, nasal mucosa) responses in patients with positive SPT to NRL using the nasal provacation test (NPT) and glove use test (GUT).