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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2010

One minute after perfoming torus anaesthesia with 2% novocaine solution (4ml) during extraction of the 17 tooth the patient complained about respiration obstruction. Objectively: upper and lower lips are edematic, mucous membrane of larynx and oral cavity is edematic and extremely hyperemic. What complication turned up in this patient?

Answer options

  1. Collapse
  2. Anaphylactic shock
  3. Acute pulmonary insufficiency
  4. Quincke’s edema
  5. Anesthetic intoxication
Correct answer

Quincke’s edema

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