Latex-fruit syndrome and degree of severity of natural rubber latex allergy: is there a link?
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Background Latex-fruit syndrome (LFS), defined as hypersensitivity to particular fresh fruits (Wagner S. & Breiteneder H. Bioch Soc Trans, 2002), has been described in 30-50% of pts affected from natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy and it is due to IgE Abs that cross-react with similar epitopes on phylogenetically related proteins. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of LFS in a group of NRL allergic children and adolescents and to evaluate a possible correlation with the severity degree of NRL allergy.
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