Chlorhexidine Hypersensitivity: A Critical and Updated Review

Calogiuri GF¹, Di Leo E^2,3,4, Trautmann A⁵, Nettis E^6*, Ferrannini A⁶ and Vacca A^3,6

¹4th Pneumology Department, Pneumologic Hospital A Galateo San Cesario di Lecce, Lecce, Italy

²Section of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Unit of Internal Medicine, “F. Miulli” Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy

³Clinical Medicine “G. Baccelli”, Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy

⁴Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy

⁵Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Germany

⁶Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy