Kounis syndrome secondary to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid use

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages e4-

  Tavil, Yusuf ^a   Turfan, Murat ^a   Türkoǧlu, Sedat ^a   Abaci, Adnan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic myocardial angina; Amoxicillin clavulanic Acid; Kounis syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KOUNIS SYNDROME; KUONIS SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 38149142306     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.165     Document Type: Article

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