title: A guideline to local anesthetic allergy testing.
abstract: Patients with a history of adverse reactions to a local anesthetic may often be incorrectly labeled as "allergic." Determining if a patient is allergic to a local anesthetic is essential in the selection of appropriate pain control techniques. Local anesthetic allergy testing may be performed safely and with reasonable accuracy by a knowledgeable practitioner. This paper presents guidelines for an allergy testing method.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Gage
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local