Allergic contact dermatitis to chlorhexidine in pediatric patients

Jorge Magdaleno-Tapial; Alvaro Martínez-Doménech; Cristian Valenzuela-Oñate; Blanca Ferrer-Guillén; Altea Esteve-Martínez; Violeta Zaragoza-Ninet

doi:10.1111/pde.13808

Allergic contact dermatitis to chlorhexidine in pediatric patients

Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Jul;36(4):540-541. doi: 10.1111/pde.13808. Epub 2019 Mar 5.

Authors

Jorge Magdaleno-Tapial¹, Alvaro Martínez-Doménech¹, Cristian Valenzuela-Oñate¹, Blanca Ferrer-Guillén¹, Altea Esteve-Martínez¹, Violeta Zaragoza-Ninet¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

PMID: 30838689
DOI: 10.1111/pde.13808

Abstract

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.

Keywords: allergy; atopic dermatitis; dermatitis-contact.

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / adverse effects*
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Chlorhexidine / adverse effects*
Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / etiology*
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate / diagnosis
Hypersensitivity, Immediate / etiology*
Male
Patch Tests / methods
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Chlorhexidine