Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Jan 2014
Multicenter Study[Suspected allergy to a local anaesthetic: how often is allergy proven?].
To determine the percentage of proven allergy for local anaesthetics (LA) in patients who were tested because of a clinical suspicion of LA allergy. ⋯ IgE-mediated and delayed-type allergic reactions are rarely caused by LA. IgE-mediated reactions can be proven by provocation testing. Patch testing is used when a delayed type reaction is suspected.