Purpura caused by Emla® is of toxic origin

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-13

  De Waard Van Der Spek, Flora B ^a   Oranje, Arnold P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug reactions; Emla cream; Irritant contact reaction; Local anaesthetics; Medicaments; Purpura; Side effects

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREAM; HUMAN; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; PATCH TEST; PURPURA;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LIP; MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OINTMENTS; PATCH TESTS; PLACEBOS; PRILOCAINE; PURPURA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031048327     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00915.x     Document Type: Article

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