TY  - JOUR
T1  - LAtex hypersensitivity in a child with diabetes
AU  - Hoffman RP
Y1  - 2000/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.281
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 281
EP  - 282
VL  - 154
IS  - 3
N2  - Background 
    A 6-year-old girl who was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus 20 months previously developed erythematous, raised lesions at the site of her insulin injections. The reactions occurred when isophane and lispro insulin were administered individually or combined but not when insulin was obtained from the bottle after the septum had been removed.Objectives 
    To describe latex hypersensitivity in a child with diabetes and to review the literature.Design 
    Case report.Results 
    Findings from intradermal testing confirmed latex hypersensitivity. A change to insulin administration by insulin pen decreased the frequency of the reactions.Conclusion 
    Latex hypersensitivity should be considered in children with type 1 diabetes who develop local reactions to insulin injections.
SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.154.3.281
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.154.3.281
ER  -