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>                      RE:Rash Question                              8/19/94
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>The cause of the rash I was thinking of is LATEX Allergies. The dawning of
>AIDS has spawned a widespread use of LATEX products (gloves,
>condoms etc) and it appears that more people are becoming
>sensitized to the latex, including drysuit seals, rubber mouthpieces,
>neoprene wetsuits, etc. Do any of you exhibit an itching rash
>consistently after diving?
>comments anyone?
>Steve_Hogan@qm*.sp*.tr*.co*

Or petrolium byproduct allergies.
The manufacturing of Neoprene may leave trace amounts of complex carbon
byproducts in the neoprene, which people can easily be allergic
to.  I sometimes get a rash that will last a few weeks due after diving.
Topical steroid cremes usually takes care of it.

>My wife is unable to do any diving
>due to her allergic reaction to latex (she is a nurse and now
>uses non-latex gloves, but latex is EVERYWHERE). Her case
>is severe enough that her doctor warned her that she may go
>into anaphelactic (SP?) shock with repeated contact.

You must be in a cold water location.  (You can only dive with a wetsuit?)
If so have your wife try wearing one of those 'spandex' type body suits under
her wetsuit.  That may prevent the problem (and keep her warmer).

Just a suggestion.

Mark

"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the
end untill it be thoroughly finished yeilds the true glory. "  Sir Frances
Drake.

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