Immediate- and delayed-type allergic reactions to amide local anesthetics: Clinical features and skin testing

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-601

  Fuzier, Régis ^a,b   Lapeyre Mestre, Maryse ^a   Mertes, Paul Michel ^c   Nicolas, Jean François ^d   Benoit, Yves ^e   Didier, Alain ^a   Albert, Natalie ^f   Montastruc, Jean Louis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^d Service d'Immuno Allergologie   (France)

^e EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergic reactions; Local anesthetics; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BUPIVACAINE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; ROPIVACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RASH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

ADULT; AMIDES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 69049103285     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1758     Document Type: Article

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