title: Lidocaine toxicity secondary to local anesthesia administered in the community for elective circumcision.
abstract: We report three previously healthy infants aged, respectively, 23 days, 6 weeks, and 3 months with systemic lidocaine toxicity following administration of subcutaneous lidocaine for regional anesthesia during an elective circumcision. The patients developed a generalized seizure requiring endotracheal intubation but recovered fully with supportive care. We report the clinical details of these cases as well as a review of lidocaine toxicity.
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis,   Tunis,   Tunisia.
authors: Khaled
authors: K
authors: Menif
authors: Ammar
authors: A
authors: Khaldi
authors: Asma
authors: A
authors: Bouziri
authors: Asma
authors: A
authors: Hamdi
authors: Sarra
authors: S
authors: Belhadj
authors: Nejla
authors: N
authors: Ben Jaballah
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine