RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING HYPERSENSITIVITY TO THE LOCAL ANESTHETIC DRUGS.

The aim of the study was to identify risk-factors associated with hypersensitivity to local anesthetic drugs in an ethnically homogenous population. Allergy to anesthetic agents were evaluated by skin tests and venous blood tests for presence of allergen-specific immunoglobulins type E (IgE) by Enzyme-linked Immunoassay (ELISA). The skin tests were performed for the following local anesthetic groups: lidocaine, mepivacaine, articaine.