Skin necrosis caused by prilocaine: A case report

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Title:	Skin necrosis caused by prilocaine: A case report
Authors:	Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Plastik ve Rekonstruktif Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı. Aytaç, Selçuk Etöz, Abdullah Akın, Selçuk 8956755700 8350090000 7005263372
Keywords:	Dermatology Surgery Intravenous regional anesthesia 0.5-percent prilocaine Local-anesthetics Adverse-reactions Articaine Citanest
Issue Date:	Mar-2005
Publisher:	H M P Communications
Citation:	Aytaç, S. vd. (2005). "Skin necrosis caused by prilocaine: A case report". Wounds-A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice, 17(3), 58-61.
Abstract:	Prilocaine (Citanest (R), AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Del) is a commonly used agent in infiltrative anesthesia, and its adverse effects are well known. The authors report a full-thickness skin necrosis after using prilocaine as a local anesthetic that resulted in a flop closure. To the authors' knowledge, there have been no previously described cases of skin necrosis after use of the local anesthetic prilocaine. Possible adverse reactions to preservatives that are added to local anesthetics in pharmaceutical preparations may play a role in skin necrosis secondary to prilocaine usage. Multifactorial adverse effects may cause unexpected reactions with the use of prilocaine, a safe and frequently used pharmaceutical.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11452/22526
ISSN:	1044-7946 1943-2704
Appears in Collections:	Scopus Web of Science

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