Randomized study of the effect of topical anesthesia on tuberculin skin test reaction size in children.
Tuberculin skin test (TST) application in children can be eased by topical anesthesia, but no study has determined whether lidocaine-prilocaine mixture application modifies TST skin reactions. We compared TST performed with and without topical anesthesia in 46 children (range, 0.4-15.9 years), and found that topical lidocaine-prilocaine did not affect the TST size reaction. Topical lidocaine-prilocaine can be used for TST.
Beydon
Nicole
N
Lebras
Marie-Noëlle
MN
de Lauzanne
Agathe
A
Clavel
Aurélie
A
Holvoet-Vermaut
Laurent
L
Houdouin
Véronique
V
Faye
Albert
A
Lorrot
Mathie
M
Alberti
Corinne
C
D000293:Adolescent; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000379:methods*
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D011318:Prilocaine; D008012:Lidocaine