Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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3/2026 vol. 43
Review paper

Latex allergy and medical aspects of the use of latex products

Maria Zofia Lisiecka 1
,
Joanna Luczak 2

  1. Individual Specialist Medical Practice, Warsaw, Poland

  2. Clinical Department of Pulmonology, Internal Medicine, Thoracic Oncology and Transplantology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2026; XLIII (3): 209–220

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2026.162873
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/19
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