We report the case of a Spina Bifi da patient for whom the diagnosis of combined latex and ethylene oxide-induced anaphylaxis was suggested 20 years ago. Since that time, latex-free environment and gamma-irradiated devices were recommended. A cystotomy was scheduled in 2009 and a new allergological assessment was performed. Latex allergy was confi rmed but combined latex and ethylene oxide-induced anaphylaxis was ruled out. Surgery performed in a latexfree environment and by using ethylene oxide sterilized medical devices remained uneventful. As the epidemiology of perioperative anaphylaxis is now supported by a better knowledge, the hypothesis of ethylene oxide-induced anaphylaxis is currently abandoned.
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