Can injected lignocaine cause allergic contact dermatitis?

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-156

  Bassett, Ingrid B ^a   Delaney, Thomas A ^b   Freeman, Susanne ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Lignocaine

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN ALLERGY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LIDOCAINE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030210238     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01038.x     Document Type: Article

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