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A Patient with an Allergy to Latex Develops Contact Dermatitis

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A patient with an allergy to latex develops contact dermatitis following an examination during which the nurse wore latex gloves. Which best describes the associated pathophysiology?


Definitions:

Archegonium

A female reproductive structure found in ferns, mosses, and some conifers and flowering plants, producing a single egg cell for fertilization.

Sporangium

A spore case, found in plants, certain protists, and fungi.

Xylem

The vascular tissue that conducts water and dissolved minerals in plants.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for transporting sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves.

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