[Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics].
Local anesthetics (LA) are frequently used in medical and surgical and dental procedures. Adverse reactions to LA are rare, and hypersensitivity reactions are very rare. Nevertheless, they are the third more frequent cause of referral to Allergy Clinics due to drug allergy, after betalactamic antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. In this paper we review hypersensitivity reactions to LA and propose a diagnostic approach to them.
Serviço de Imunoalergologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
Maria Isabel
MI
Mascarenhas
Susana Lopes
SL
Silva
Ana
A
Mendes
Amélia Spínola
AS
Santos
Elisa
E
Pedro
Manuel Pereira
MP
Barbosa
D000465:Algorithms; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans
D000779:Anesthetics, Local