title: Latex allergy: everyone is at risk.
abstract: Latex allergy often begins innocently with no symptoms or a slight case of contact dermatitis. As the allergy progresses, it becomes life-threatening. While this process puts our patients at great risk, we as health care workers fail to realize the risk we place our health and careers in, as we allow ourselves to become further exposed to the latex allergen at work and at home.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Strzyzewski
mesh_terms: D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007840:Latex