T-cell reaction to local anaesthetics: Relationship to angioedema and urticaria after subcutaneous application - Patch testing and LTT in patients with adverse reaction to local anaesthetics

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1549-1554

  Orasch, C E ^a   Helbling, A ^a   Zanni, M P ^a   Yawalkar, N ^a   Hari, Y ^a   Pichler, W J ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adverse reactions; Angioedema; Local anaesthetics; Lymphocyte transformation test; Patch testing; T cell mediated reaction; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; BENZOCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; CINCHOCAINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; OXYBUPROCAINE; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; SYNTOCAIN; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032708225     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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