Perioperative hypersensitivity is a clinical symptom associated with several mechanisms, including IgE and non-IgE mediated mechanisms, with various reports detailing minor symptoms such as skin rash to severe signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis including angioedema, bronchospasm, hypotension, tachycardia, and sudden failures of cardiopulmonary functions. 1 Reports of perioperative anaphylaxis vary in the literature and differ ac-cording to country, ranging from approximately 1:2,000-1:20,000, and is associated with actual perioperative-related morbidity and mortality, with a high mortality rate of up to 9%. 2 The various drugs used in perioperative, the inability to communicate with sedated and anesthetized patients, and the body of the patient covered with a surgical drapes are considered to be factors that hinder early recognition of anaphylactic reactions.Perioperative anaphylaxis, although rare, is a severe, life-threatening unexpected systemic hypersensitivity reaction. Simultaneous administration of various drugs during anesthesia, the difficulty of communicate with patients in sedation and anesthesia, and coverage of the patient with surgical drapes are considered to be factors that impede early recognition of anaphylactic reactions. It is very important to perform an intradermal skin test because antibiotics are the most common cause of perioperative anaphylaxis. We report a case of negative-intradermal skin test antibiotic anaphylaxis mistaken for local aesthetic systemic toxicity without increase of serum tryptase for confirmative diagnostic biomaker during surgery under brachial plexus block. It is not possible to exclude the danger of anaphylaxis completely, even if it is negative-intradermal skin test and normal tryptase level. Therefore, anesthesiologists should be closely monitored and treated early for antibiotics related hypersensitive reaction, like other medicines during anesthesia.
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