Latex allergy associated with the latex cover on the TonoPen

被引：8

作者：

Bergwerk, KL ^{[1
]}

Kodsi, SR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Long Isl Jewish Med Ctr, Dept Ophthalmol, New Hyde Park, NY 11042 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1999年 / 127卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00251-7

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE: To describe signs and symptoms of latex allergy associated with the use of the TonoPen (Mentor, Norwell, Massachusetts) in a patient with severe latex allergy. METHODS: Case report. In a 13-year-old girl with a history of severe latex allergy, intraocular pressure was obtained with a TonoPen. RESULTS: TonoPen covers that contained latex induced agitation, bilateral conjunctival injection, eyelid erythema, and eyelid edema in this latex-allergic patient. Use of a fingertip from a sterile nonlatex glove provided accurate intraocular pressure measurements with the tone-pen. without a local or systemic reaction. CONCLUSION: In patients with latex allergies, TonoPen covers that contain latex may induce a substantial local and systemic reaction. (C) 1999 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

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