Lidocaine contact allergy is becoming more prevalent

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1367-1372

  To, Derek ^a   Kossintseva, Irèn ^b   De Gannes, Gillian ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; CINCHOCAINE; CONTACT ALLERGEN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; POLYSPORIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INJURY; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PATCH TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84916596182     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000190     Document Type: Article

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