[Allergy to the latex]

ABSTRACT

The immediate allergy to the natural latex did not stop increasing during this last decade in exposed persons particularly in health professionals. Its frequency is very variable. The aim of this work is to evaluate the frequency of allergy to the natural latex proteins in the paramedical staff of Ibn Sina academic hospital center of Rabat. It is a prospective survey lasts for a period of three months, aided by a questionnaire. 22 departments were participated in this survey, the number of distributed questionnaire depends on the work force of each department, it was 619. Among only 268 have been filled i-e 43,2%. And only 119 participants reported allergic manifestations i-e 44.4% Alter making an allergiology consultation only 45 persons had a real allergic manifestations related to manipulation with natural late proteins i-e 16-7%. Clinical pictures were prauritus [51%] allergic rhinitis [48.8%], conjunctivitis [46.6%], contact eczyma [26.6%], contact rash [8.8%], asthma [8.8%] and only one case of Quink edema [2%]. Prick tests to the current pneumoallergenes and to some exotic fruits have been done to all the participants, 45 positivity was found in 5 persons i.e [11.1%] Sentization was isolated in two cases one was sensitized to avocet only, associate to a sensitization to avocet DP type, DF in one case and to avocet, banana and kiwi for the other case. The frequency of allergy to latex in this selected sample was of 11.1% which remains comparable to the data of literatures