Kounis syndrome secondary to allergic reaction following shellfish ingestion

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 622-624

  Zavras, George M ^a   Papadaki, P J ^a   Kokkinis, C E ^a   Kalokairinov, K ^a   Kouni, S N ^b   Batsolaki, M ^b   Gouvelou Deligianni, G V ^b   Koutsojannis, C M ^b  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Technological Educational Institute of Patra   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BEE VENOM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXTRAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLAFENINE; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTAMINE; SARIN; STREPTOKINASE; TETANUS TOXOID; TRYPTASE; VIPER VENOM; WASP VENOM;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAINTNESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SHELLFISH; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STENT; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ANGINA PECTORIS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SHELLFISH; SYNDROME;

EID: 0141613985     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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