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Allergic contact dermatitis to chlorhexidine in pediatric patients
Author(s) -
MagdalenoTapial Jorge,
MartínezDoménech Alvaro,
ValenzuelaOñate Cristian,
FerrerGuillén Blanca,
EsteveMartínez Altea,
ZaragozaNinet Violeta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13808
Subject(s) - medicine , chlorhexidine , allergic contact dermatitis , dermatology , contact dermatitis , population , allergy , dentistry , immunology , environmental health
Chlorhexidine is one of the most widely used antiseptics in our environment. Allergic contact dermatitis to chlorhexidine is common in adults, but is quite rare in the pediatric population. Its diagnosis is important because it can mimic other dermatoses common during childhood, and it can also lead to acute immediate hypersensitivity reactions following successive exposures.