American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , March 2007

Latex allergy, a special risk for patients of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery?

  • Eva Hilgert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Klinikum Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Muenchen, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 7095 3892.
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  • Fenna Jund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Christine Klemens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Elisabeth Pfrogner, Research Nurse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Christof Pauli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kufstein, Austria
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  • Gerd Rasp, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Katharinenhospital Stuttgart, Germany
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  • Matthias F. Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

Received 29 June 2006

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 This paper was presented before publication at the 61st AAAAI 2005, San Antonio, USA.

PII: S0196-0709(06)00155-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.07.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , March 2007

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