Sustained intraoperative allergic reaction to chlorhexidine: A case report

William Mitchell, MD; Morgan Moses, MD; Alex Tolman, MD; Dakota Endsley, BS; John Ok, MD; Rohan Jeyarajah, MD

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (Feb 2024)

Sustained intraoperative allergic reaction to chlorhexidine: A case report

William Mitchell, MD,
Morgan Moses, MD,
Alex Tolman, MD,
Dakota Endsley, BS,
John Ok, MD,
Rohan Jeyarajah, MD

Affiliations

William Mitchell, MD: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex
Morgan Moses, MD: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex
Alex Tolman, MD: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex
Dakota Endsley, BS: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex
John Ok, MD: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex; Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, Tex
Rohan Jeyarajah, MD: Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex; Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, Tex; Corresponding author: Rohan Jeyarajah, MD, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Hwy, Richardson, TX 75082.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
p. 100201

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Physicians should be prepared for the presentation and treatment of an anaphylactic reaction in a patient who has been exposed to chlorhexidine perioperatively and consider a sustained source of allergic exposure when faced with a refractory response to treatment.

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global

ISSN: 2772-8293 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-allergy-and-clinical-immunology-global

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