• Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · Jul 2009

    Comparative Study

    Immediate- and delayed-type allergic reactions to amide local anesthetics: clinical features and skin testing.

    • Régis Fuzier, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Paul-Michel Mertes, Jean-François Nicolas, Yves Benoit, Alain Didier, Natalie Albert, Jean-Louis Montastruc, and French Association of Regional Pharmacovigilance Centers.
    • Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Médicale et Clinique, Unité de Pharmacoépidémiologie EA3696, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. fuzier.r@chu-toulouse.fr
    • Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Jul 1;18(7):595-601.

    PurposeAmide type local anesthetic agents are among the most commonly used drugs in medicine. Several adverse drug reactions (ADRs) have been previously described with their use. Among them, allergic reactions are considered rare. The aim of this study was to describe the main characteristics of ADRs induced by amide type local anesthetic drugs.MethodsWe studied reports recorded in the French Pharmacovigilance database and the GERAP database over a 12-year period (1995-2006). For each report, we detailed the clinical features and skin tests used. Delayed or immediate-type allergic reactions and cross-reactivity between amide type local anesthetics were also analyzed.ResultsWe identified 16 reports (seven from the Pharmacovigilance database and nine from the GERAP database). Local anesthetic allergic reactions occurred mostly in young females (F/M sex ratio = 14:2). An immediate-type allergic reaction was encountered in 11/16 cases. Lidocaine was the local anesthetic most often involved (11/16). Prick test, intradermal reaction, and challenge tests were used to confirm the diagnosis. A cross-reactivity between the different amide type local anesthetics was found in six cases (lidocaine-mepivacaine in all cases).ConclusionsThis is the largest series of immediate-type local anesthetic allergic reactions reported in the literature. Cutaneous symptoms are the main features even though more serious symptoms may occur. Intradermal reaction and challenge tests are very helpful. Because cross-reactivity is not scarce, skin tests should involve several local anesthetics.(c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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