title: [History of "L" as in latex].
abstract: After an anecdotal study of allergy in latex collectors, the author raises the problem of food allergy to latex, in particular in those populations that are historically hypersensitive to the mites that they ingest.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bergeron
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D008925:Mites; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D007840:Latex
vernacular_title: Histoire d'L comme latex.