Seizures and Methemoglobinemia After Topical Application of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine on a 3.5‐Year‐Old Child with Molluscum Contagiosum and Atopic Dermatitis | Zendy

Cho Yong Se | Zendy; Chung Bo Young | Zendy; Park Chun Wook | Zendy; Kim Hye One | Zendy

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Seizures and Methemoglobinemia After Topical Application of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine on a 3.5‐Year‐Old Child with Molluscum Contagiosum and Atopic Dermatitis

Author(s) -

Cho Yong Se,

Chung Bo Young,

Park Chun Wook,

Kim Hye One

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/pde.12927

Subject(s) - medicine , prilocaine , methemoglobinemia , molluscum contagiosum , lidocaine , dermatology , anesthesia , atopic dermatitis , chicken pox , curettage , surgery , virology

A eutectic mixture of lidocaine and prilocaine ( EMLA ) is used topically to provide local anesthesia for a variety of painful superficial procedures. Although the side effects of EMLA are usually mild and transient local reactions, potentially life‐threatening complications can occur. We report a case of generalized seizures and methemoglobinemia after topical application of EMLA for curettage of molluscum contagiosum lesions in a 3.5‐year‐old girl with atopic dermatitis.

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