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It is not always chlorhexidine: Identification of benzoxonium chloride and lauramine oxide as culprit allergens in a popular antiseptic in Switzerland.

Héloïse WüthrichAhmad YatimJulie Di LuccaAnna WalkerSarah VentejouMarie-Anne MorrenAn GoossensElla DendoovenOlivier AertsMichel GillietTeofila Seremet
Published in: Contact dermatitis (2023)
Two commercially unavailable allergens, that is, benzoxonium chloride and/or lauramine oxide were identified as major causes of ACD from Merfen antiseptic spray, whereas chlorhexidine digluconate was a contributing culprit in only one patient.
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