Chlorhexidine allergy
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Chlorhexidine allergy
Background Sensitivity to disinfectants plays a major role in the everyday lives of many people. Allergies, however, are far less common. Taking a detailed medical history and appropriate diagnostic allergy testing including skin test and if available in vitro tests are crucial in the professional workup of allergic responses to disinfectants. Here we present a case of a classic type-I reaction...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergo Journal International
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2197-0378
DOI: 10.1007/s40629-014-0012-6