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I had a problem with the patch they used over my port while having chemo and had to make sure they used a special one after that. It could be an adhesive rash or a latex allergy.

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Washing the area gently since it is still near the healing surgical incision with soap and water.

Allergic reaction medical tape. Allergy is a mysterious body reaction and one of its most notable characteristic is the difficulty to point out which specific chemical component caused the allergic reaction. Anyway my motto would be buy your own tape. This finding is in line with previously reported data.

But I do not get this reaction to band-aids at all. Wound Care Question - Medical Tape Allergy. You know what I bet its just their tape.

Some other tapes have done the same thing since then but regular band-aids seem to be okay. The allergic rash is called contact dermatitis. Both may include red itchy skin reactions though allergies may also include swelling and blisters that get worse with repeated exposure.

However with repeated exposure the reactions tend to be severe and last a lot longer Once an individual develops contact dermatitis the skin becomes prone to maceration breakdown and infection. We feel it is important to get the tape off the skin and clean the area thoroughly. An allergic reaction is the bodys defense against an agent it considers harmful or toxic to the body.

If youre having a reaction to a medical adhesive or tape it could be due to a simple irritation or an allergy. Adverse dermatologic reactions to tapes are a common problem in the medical field and can delay or alter patient care but their prevalence etiology and management are poorly defined. However there were no positive allergic reactions to the tapes or bandages or any relevant allergic reactions to our customized adhesive tray.

Most allergic reactions start with food allergies that are undiagnosed and rev up the immune system leading to multiple other reactions to environmental items as in mcs. The described skin reaction to medical adhesive tapes and bandages appears to be primarily an irritant contact dermatitis ICD. Ive used tape for cuts burns for years from Boots Superdrug etc and never had any problems but recently I had a blood test and I had a fairly bad reaction to the tape they used on my arm afterwards.

Objective The aims of this study were to make a distinction between true allergy and nonallergic tape reactions NATRs to medical tapes and to make recommendations for dermatologists in the approach to each. Micropore tape allergy First Aid Advice. Eight 73 of the 11 patients who had the bandage or tape left on for 7 days had an irritant reaction.

Whenever I have blood drawn I always ask for paper tape which still causes a reaction but Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Medical Adhesive Bandages allergy infection skin - Health and Wellness -Doctors illness diseases nutrition sleep stress diet hospitals medicine cancer heart disease - City-Data Forum. Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Medical Adhesive Bandages in Patients Who Report Having a Reaction to Medical Bandages. Ive been using it for a day or two and have a super itchy rash everywhere the tape was touching my skin.

Unfortunately having a skin reaction to tape is a very common thing but will eventually improve on its own over a few days. Aside from this irritation especially if the tape was not regularly changed in your 25 days in the hospital and skin condition such as contact dermatitis are also possible. So Ive discovered that I have rather suddenly developed an allergy to medical tape.

Allergic reaction to the adhesive medical tape is indeed possible. Adhesive allergy can be pretty severe and uncomfortable. In the majority of people the initial allergic reaction to adhesive tape is mild and may be lasts 15 minutes to a couple of hours.

Nov 6 2014 at 1131am Windy said. It probably is a reaction to the adhesive. Generally there is nothing that can be done that will significantly quicken the resolution of this dermatitis but the following will help you feel better.

Every medical tape we have tried is causing a reaction of varying degrees. With welts and blistering a prescription strength steroid can hasten the resolution. After a doc removed a mole on my neck I had a bandage shaped rash for several weeks.

Anti-Aging Medicine 35 years experience Inflammatory rxn. We tried the one made by the manufacturer of the bandaids she can use but no good. We tried one that said Hypoallergenic and it was the worst caused huge blisters that broke and oozed.

Allergic reaction to surgical tape. Allergy in general is the immune systems hypersensitivity to contact with certain surfaces or materials such as adhesive tapes or glue resulting to allergic rashes itching and skin redness. I only had the bandage on for a couple hours.