Mango allergy latex

A great variety of different fruits have been reported as causing allergic reactions, however, the most prevalent and best described are reactions to apple, peach and kiwi fruit. Since fruits often contain allergens from different classes of food allergens, fruit allergic individuals may display different reactions to the same fruit. Fruit allergy is frequently observed as local reactions in the oral cavity oral allergy syndrome. These can occur only minutes after consumption of the respective food and itching and swelling of the mouth, lips and throat are commonly observed. Often mild, these symptoms can be accompanied by skin reactions, asthma and rhinitis. Severe reactions such as cardiovascular symptoms and anaphylaxis can also be experienced by some individuals.

Latex allergy is a medical term encompassing a range of allergic reactions to the proteins present in natural rubber latex. When latex-containing medical devices or supplies come in contact with mucous membranes, the membranes may absorb latex proteins. The immune system of some susceptible individuals produces antibodies that react immunologically with these antigenic proteins. People with latex allergies may also have or develop allergic reactions to some fruits, such as bananas. Natural rubber latex is known to cause allergic reactions of Type I e. The most serious and rare form of latex allergy, Type I hypersensitivity can cause an immediate and potentially life-threatening reaction, not unlike the severe reaction some people have to bee stings.

The objectives of this study are 1 To review the published data and document the current knowledge on allergic manifestations to the fruit mango 2 To highlight the two distinct clinical presentations of hypersensitivity reactions caused by mango 3 To discuss the role of cross-reactivity 4 To increase awareness of potentially life threatening complications that can be caused by allergy to mango. The bibliographies of all papers thus located were searched for further relevant articles. A total of 17 reports describing 22 patients were documented, including ten patients with immediate hypersensitivity reaction and twelve patients with delayed hypersensitivity reaction to mango. Ten of these patients four with immediate reaction; six with delayed reaction were from geographical areas cultivating mango, whereas twelve patients six with immediate reaction; six with delayed reaction were from the countries where large scale mango cultivation does not occur.

Do you have a known allergy to latex, and testing revealed a positive allergy to food? Or vice versa—are you allergic to certain foods, and your test revealed a positive allergy to latex? There are similar proteins in natural rubber latex and certain foods most types of fruit or nuts , so cross-reactivity can occur. This means that if you have a latex allergy, you may experience allergic symptoms to certain foods because those culprit foods have similar proteins to latex.