title: [Successful desensitization to latex by sublingual immunotherapy in a health worker].
abstract: Latex allergy is still a public health problem responsible for some occupational diseases tough to be treated without removing the patient from his/her workspace. For patients allergic to latex, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for latex is a tool that can be very useful. We report the case of a nurse with latex allergy who underwent successful desensitization to latex by SLIT, and discuss about possible causes of the success of this therapy.
authors.affiliation: División de Alergia, Inmunología Clínica y Reumatología, Departamento de Pediatría, Universidad Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. adriano1976@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bueno-De Sá
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: Dirceu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Solé
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morais-Almeida
keywords: Allergens; Anaphylaxis; Latex allergy; Sublingual immunotherapy