1. Accelerator-free gloves as alternatives in cases of glove allergy in healthcare workers
- Author
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Carole Ratour-Bigot, Marie Noëlle Crepy, Jill Stocks, Lynda Bensefa-Colas, and Jérome Lecuen
- Subjects
Secondary prevention ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Allergy ,business.industry ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Dermatology ,equipment and supplies ,medicine.disease ,complex mixtures ,body regions ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,Hand eczema ,Health care ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Contact allergens ,business ,Allergic contact dermatitis - Abstract
SummaryBackground Accelerators in rubber gloves constitute an important group of contact allergens, particularly in healthcare workers. Objectives To assess the efficacy of accelerator-free medical gloves in the secondary prevention of allergic contact dermatitis caused by rubber accelerators in healthcare workers. Methods Nine healthcare workers with hand eczema were advised to use accelerator-free rubber gloves after a diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis caused by rubber accelerators. Results Switching from conventional medical single-use gloves containing accelerators to accelerator-free medical gloves led to improvement in all cases, and more than two-thirds of the patients were completely free of symptoms. Conclusion The use of accelerator-free medical gloves can be an effective alternative in healthcare workers who are allergic to rubber accelerators.
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- 2017