Management of patients at risk for adverse reactions to local anesthetics: Analysis of 386 cases

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-175

  Troise, C ^a   Voltolini, S ^a   Minale, P ^a   Modena, P ^a   Negrini, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Incremental challenge; Local anesthetic; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0031858276     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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