Research Article

Local Anesthetics, Procaine, Lidocaine, and Mepivacaine Show Vasodilatation but No Type 1 Allergy: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Table 6

Patients with local itching after intracutaneous tests. Six patients reported local effects; all effects receded within 10 minutes.

Patient numberSubstanceObservation time: minutes after injection
1 min2 min5 min10 min15 min

095Procaine+
070Lidocaine++
161Lidocaine+
093Mepivacaine+
165Mepivacaine+
NaCl+
163NaCl+