Allergic reactions to anaesthesia giving false positive and false negative results. Although complications during anaesthesia are rare, potentially life-threatening consequences may occur if an anaphylactic reaction develops. The severity of the reaction whilst under anaesthesia is because the anaesthetist is only made aware of the allergy when it is severe enough to compromise the cardiovascular system and the respiratory system. At this stage, there is little time to manage the situation and recognise the severity of the condition. The immediate management of the issue consists of three processes: Since the full withdrawal of the offending substance is near impossible, the administration of adrenalin is
Latex allergy Hev b 1, Hev b 3, Hev b 5, and Hev b 6.02. Estimates of latex sensitivity in the general population range from 0.8% to 8.2%. For some people, the sensitivity is so extreme that replacement of latex products with products made from alternative materials may still result in a reaction if the products are manufactured in the same facility as the latex-containing products, due to trace quantities of natural rubber latex on the non-latex products. Latex allergy Latex allergy is a medical term encompassing a range of allergic reactions to the proteins present in natural rubber latex. Latex allergy