Abstract

Systemic toxicity by local anesthetics (LAs) is a severe and feared complication in anesthetic practice that generally results from the administration of an inappropriately high dose of LAs or an injection at an inappropriate place, either intravascular or a site with high absorption[1]. However, it is known that the susceptibility to these drugs may vary within the population, which may occur due to genetic changes in the LA binding site, located in the potentialdependent Na+ channels (Nav), thus increasing or decreasing its affinity and, therefore, its clinical consequences. We present a case of a 61 years-old female patient with a medical history of increased sensitivity to LAs. In this scenario, a genetic study was performed to exclude a Nav channel dysfunction.