Immunity & Ageing 2014, 11:7 doi:10.1186/1742-4933-11-7
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| Received: | 24 December 2012 |
| Accepted: | 9 December 2013 |
| Published: | 2 May 2014 |
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Abstract
Background
The prevalence of latex allergy varies according to the population studied from 3% to 64%. No data exist in the present literature about elderly people because they were not considered among populations at risk. We report a retrospective observational study of 88 elderly patients of our centre of Dermatology and Allergology at Policlinico Umberto I, University of Rome, Sapienza.
Results
First and second level diagnostic tests showed latex positivity in 11,4% of patients studied for latex allergy in the elderly population.
Conclusions
Our study demonstrates a prevalence of elderly-latex sensitization of 11,4%, showing that allergy to latex is a growing disease that can occur at any age. So, we propose these patients as an additional risk category for latex allergy.
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