Abstract
An infant was cleansed with 2% clorhexidine gluconate (CHG) because of repeated sepsis episodes from skin colonization. Asymptomatic hyperchloremia ensued, most likely associated with CHG therapy. Fourty-eight hours after CHG therapy withdrawal, serum chloride levels returned to normal. Hyperchloremia may be a reversible adverse effect of extensive use of CHG.
© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local / adverse effects*
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Chlorhexidine / adverse effects
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Chlorhexidine / analogs & derivatives*
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Chlorine / blood*
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Dermatitis / complications
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Dermatitis / drug therapy*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Sepsis / drug therapy*
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Sepsis / etiology
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Skin / metabolism
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
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Chlorine
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chlorhexidine gluconate
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Chlorhexidine