Chlorhexidine hypersensitivity
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Immediate hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine is increasingly recognised in the United Kingdom.
BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine is widely used as an antiseptic agent. It is a potentially allergenic substance that can cause severe hypersensitivity reactions. OBJECTIVE We describe six patients who had anaphylactic reactions attributed to chlorhexidine during surgery. These patients were exposed to chlorhexidine in gels, swabs and catheters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six patients from three UK cent...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0007-0610', '1476-5373']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2797-2