KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 157 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has been administered conduction anesthesia with novocaine in preparation for tooth extraction. After the anesthesia administration the patient developed swelling and hyperemia around the injection site, skin itch, general fatigue, motor agitation. Name the developed complication:
- A. Idiosyncrasy
- B. Tachyphylaxis
- C. Drug dependence
- D. Inflammation
- E. Allergy
Hint
Look at the nature and timing of the symptoms (local edema, redness, itch right after the injection) and decide which listed reaction mechanism they reflect.
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