Anaphylactic reaction to intraurethral chlorhexidine: Sensitisation following previous repeated uneventful administration

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Dyer, James E ^a   Nafie, S ^a   Mellon, J K ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Chlorhexidine; Cystoscopy; Instillagel

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE, LIDOCAINE DRUG COMBINATION; LIDOCAINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYSTOSCOPY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYSTOSCOPY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84886409411     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13629960047597     Document Type: Article

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