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Latex Allergy

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Bronchospasm riskReactive AirwayHypotensionShockAnaphylaxis Risk

Pathophysiology

Latex allergy is hypersensitivity to proteins in natural rubber latex, the sap of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis. Hundreds of allergens have been identified, fifteen of them formally numbered Hev...

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