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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2019

A 45-year-old man came to the prosthodontic department to have a denture made for him. Before the preparation of the hard tissues of the intact teeth, the patient was given an infiltration anesthesia with 0.5% lidocaine solution. Several minutes later he developed depressed level of consciousness, his blood pressure dropped, convulsions started, and involuntary urination occurred. What emergency condition did the patient develop?

Answer options

  1. Collapse
  2. Pain shock
  3. Syncope
  4. Anaphylactic shock
  5. Heart failure
Correct answer

Anaphylactic shock

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