Cutaneous lidocaine allergy confirmed by patch testing. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A case is presented of a 55-year old woman who developed an eruption suggestive of contact dermatitis on repeated occasions after receiving anesthesia for dermatologic procedures. Patch testing revealed a positive reaction to lidocaine. Basic structures of anesthetics are reviewed, and the classification of immunologically-mediated allergic reactions is discussed. The presence of cutaneous lidocaine allergy has profound implications for the field of dermatology.

publication date

  • September 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Lidocaine
  • Patch Tests

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0038500652

PubMed ID

  • 12847744

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 1

issue

  • 2