Who is most at risk of developing a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction to latex?
The risk of anaphylaxis appears to be greatest in individuals with prior allergic reactions to latex-containing objects or prior, unexplained reactions or anaphylaxis during a medical or surgical procedure. Health care providers with a history of severe or worsening latex-glove-induced eczema, hives or work-related rhinitis or asthma-like symptoms should be especially cautious. What Foods Are Known to Cross-React With Latex? Some foods to which latex allergic patients frequently demonstrate sensitivity include avocado, banana, chestnut, kiwi, raw potato, tomato, stone fruits (such as peach, plum and cherry) hazelnut, melons, celery, carrot, apple, pear, papaya and almonds. Reactions are less common but have been reported to peanut, peppers, citrus fruits, coconut, pineapple, mango, fig, passion fruit, condurango bark and ugli fruit. Reactions to many foods have been reported in latex allergic patients. In many cases, researchers have confirmed the presence of cross-reacting proteins wi
