Rubber contact urticaria.
Contact urticaria has been recognized since the 19th century, but rubber contact urticaria was not described until 1979. This sensitivity to rubber gloves, which often affects health care and cleaning workers, is now considered an occupationally related disease that must be considered in the diagnosis of contact urticaria.
School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012408:Rubber / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology*
D012408:Rubber