Research Article
Local Anesthetics, Procaine, Lidocaine, and Mepivacaine Show Vasodilatation but No Type 1 Allergy: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Table 3
Diameter of erythema following intracutaneous injection tests in
patients.
| Diameter of wheal (mm) with | 1 min | 2 min | 5 min | 10 min | 15 min |
| Procaine 1% | 3.5 ± 3.4 | 4.6 ± 4.4 | 6.9 ± 5.2 | 8.0 ± 6.4 | 5.6 ± 6.0 | Lidocaine 0.5% | 3.1 ± 3.0 | 3.5 ± 4.8 | 4.4 ± 4.0 | 4.4 ± 4.8 | 2.4 ± 3.0 | Mepivacaine 1% | 2.8 ± 2.8 | 3.9 ± 5.4 | 6.4 ± 5.9 | 7.6 ± 6.3 | 5.1 ± 5.8 | NaCl | 2.5 ± 2.4 | 2.9 ± 3.1 | 3.7 ± 3.1 | 3.7 ± 3.2 | 1.8 ± 2.6 |
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