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Anaphylaxis Following Chlorhexidine Use in the Setting of Peripheral Access Insertion: A Case Series
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  • Madalyn Walsh,
  • Carolyn Kay-Buckelew,
  • Amy Dowden,
  • Deanna McDanel
Madalyn Walsh
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Carolyn Kay-Buckelew
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Amy Dowden
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Deanna McDanel
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
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Abstract

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a topical antiseptic and surgical scrub increasingly implicated in periprocedural anaphylaxis. We present four patients who had anaphylaxis in the setting of CHG exposure, an agent that has been increasingly implicated in periprocedural anaphylaxis. Catheters can be impregnated with CHG and overlooked as a source of exposure resulting in anaphylaxis.