Hypersersensitivity and Kounis syndrome due to a viper bite

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-216

  Frangides, Christos ^a   Kouni, Sophia ^b   Niarchos, Costas ^a   Koutsojannis, Constantinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allergic angina; Allergic myocardial infarction; Kounis syndrome; Viper bites

Indexed keywords

HEART ENZYME; HISTAMINE; TROPONIN; TRYPTASE; VIPER VENOM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; KOUNIS SYNDROME; MALE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; RASH; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SNAKE; THORAX PAIN; VIPERA AMMODYTES;

EID: 33646480102     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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