Reports of allergic contact dermatitis and delayed hypersensitivity reactions to this “amide” anesthetic are limited. We report 16 cases of lidocaine contact allergy seen over 5 years.
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What Is Novocaine and How Is It Used?Lidocaine and other amide-type local anesthetics are common substitutes for novocaine, which is ester-based. The amide family of anesthetics includes articaine, bupivacaine, lidocaine, mepivacaine ...
Despite the frequent use of lidocaine as an anesthetic and its occasional use as a therapeutic agent, reports of ACD from lidocaine and delayed hypersensitivity reactions to it are even more limited.
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