Urticaria After Lidocaine Use for Pecto-Intercostal Nerve Block.

allergy case report lidocaine regional anesthesia urticaria

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Historique:
accepted: 10 02 2023
entrez: 15 3 2023
pubmed: 16 3 2023
medline: 16 3 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Urticaria within one hour of lidocaine injection is a sign of type I (immediate) hypersensitivity to lidocaine, yet most patients suspected of having a lidocaine allergy do not exhibit urticaria. Aside from being a sign of a rare lidocaine allergy, urticaria can also be a symptom of COVID-19. COVID-19 patients who experience urticaria after receiving lidocaine require careful evaluation to determine the cause. Here, we present a case of a patient exhibiting urticaria one hour after a lidocaine injection for the Pecto-intercostal nerve block to treat COVID-19-induced costochondritis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36919068
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34834
pmc: PMC10008477
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e34834

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Ambai et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Vats T Ambai (VT)

Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Graduate Medical Education, Northside Hospital Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, USA.

Neel Atawala (N)

Medical Education, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, USA.

Arun Kalava (A)

Department of Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.

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