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 SeremetPublished 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.