Chlorhexidine allergy: Mild allergic reactions can precede anaphylaxis in the healthcare setting

Morten Schjørring Opstrup; Lene Heise Garvey

doi:10.5152/tjar.2019.22058

Chlorhexidine allergy: Mild allergic reactions can precede anaphylaxis in the healthcare setting

Morten Schjørring Opstrup^*, Lene Heise Garvey

^*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

Institut for Klinisk Medicin

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Abstract

Chlorhexidine can cause severe immediate-type allergic reactions such as urticaria, anaphylactic shock or, even, cardiac arrest. We report the case of a patient who developed perioperative anaphylactic shock caused by chlorhexidine 1 year after a postoperative urticarial reaction, which was assumed not to be significant at the time. This case highlights the importance of identifying mild allergy symptoms after exposure to chlorhexidine at the pre-anaesthetic assessment to prevent more severe allergic reactions in future.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation
Vol/bind	47
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	342-344
ISSN	2667-677X
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5152/tjar.2019.22058
Status	Udgivet - 2019

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Chlorhexidine allergy: Mild allergic reactions can precede anaphylaxis in the healthcare setting

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