DİSCUS İNHALER CİHAZI KULLANIMINA BAĞLI GELİŞEN LATEX ALLERJİSİ: OLGU SUNUMU

Abstract

Lateks allerjisi, lateks allerjenleri ile yüksek oranda karşılaşan sağlık çalışanları ve kronik hastalarda sık gözlenen, son zamanlarda epidemik olarak rastlanan yeni bir hastalıktır. Lateks’e bağlı anafilaktik  reaksiyonlara ise sporadik olarak rastlamaktayız. Lateks alerjisi, lateks proteinine karşı tip 1 aşırı duyarlılık reaksiyonu olup kontak ürtikerden, astım ve anafilaksiye kadar değişik klinik tablolarla karşımıza çıkabilmektedir. Olgu sunumuzda “Astım İnhalasyon Cihazı” olarak diskus formu kullanan erkek hastada diskusun dudaklara değmesinden 5 dakika kadar sonra her iki dudak mukozasında gelişen anjioödemi (tip 1 lateks alerjisi) sunmaktayız. Lateks alerjisi konusunda atopik bünyeli hastaların iyi irdelenip, lateks pozitif bulunan bireylerde kullandıkları lateks içeren her türlü malzemenin hastalara iyi bildirilmesi önemli bir koruyucu hekimlik görevidir.

Keywords

• Astım
• latex alerjisi
• anafilaksi

OCCURRED LATEX ALLERGY DUE TO THE USE OF DISCUS INHALING DEVICE

Abstract

Natural rubber latex allergy is a new illness whose prevalence has reached epidemic proportions in highly exposed populations such as health care workers and who has chronic illness. After anaphylactic type reactions due to latex has been shown as case reports. Latex allergy generally refers to a type 1 reaction to natural rubber latex proteins with clinical manifestations ranging from contact urticaria to asthma and anaphylaxis. In this report, we discuss latex allergy with discus form of inhalation drug of asthma after contact of discus form to lips. Still, latex allergy is an important problem in patients with latex allergy. We must inform all patients about latex allergy and all latex containing devices.

Keywords

• Asthma
• latex allergy
• anaphylaxis

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