EMLA Toxicity after Application for Allergy Skin Testing

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 410-411

  Parker, James F ^a,c   Vats, Atul ^a   Bauer, Greg ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOXICITY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; PRILOCAINE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0842324904     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.2.410     Document Type: Article

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