Chlorhexidine: a hidden life-threatening allergen | Zendy

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Chlorhexidine: a hidden life-threatening allergen

Author(s) -

M S Fernandes,

Tatiana Lourenço,

Anabela Lopes,

Amélia Spínola Santos,

Maria Conceição Pereira Santos,

Manuel Pereira Barbosa

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

asia pacific allergy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2233-8268

pISSN - 2233-8276

DOI - 10.5415/apallergy.2019.9.e29

Subject(s) - medicine , chlorhexidine , antiseptic , anaphylaxis , intensive care medicine , disinfectant , anaphylactic shock , anamnesis , allergen , unconsciousness , dermatology , allergy , anesthesia , dentistry , immunology , pathology

Chlorhexidine is a commonly used antiseptic and disinfectant in the health-care setting. Anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. Epidemiologic data suggest that the cases of chlorhexidine allergy appears to be increasing. In this article we report a life-threatening anaphylactic shock with cardiorespiratory arrest, during urethral catheterization due to chlorhexidine. The authors also performed a literature review of PubMed library of anaphylactic cases reports due to this antiseptic between 2014 and 2018, demonstrating the increase in the number of cases occurring worldwide and the importance of detailed anamnesis and appropriate diagnostic workup of allergic reactions to disinfectants.

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