title: Petechial and purpuric eruption induced by lidocaine/prilocaine cream: a rare side effect.
abstract: Lidocaine/prilocaine cream is a topical anesthetic commonly used in pediatric and dermatologic practice to obtain local anesthesia. Common side effects include: transient skin blanching, erythema, urticaria, allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, and hyperpigmentation. The authors report a petechial and purpuric reaction after the application of lidocaine/prilocaine cream. This is a rare side effect, since to our knowledge only few case reports have been documented in literature.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González", Mexico City, Mexico. roroderm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roldán-Marín
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de-la-Barreda Becerril
mesh_terms: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D008297:Male; D009824:Ointments; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011693:Purpura / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D009824:Ointments; D011318:Prilocaine; D008012:Lidocaine