Kounis Syndrome secondary to cefuroxime axetil use in an asthmatic patient

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Ilhan, Erkan ^a   Güvenç, Tolga Sinan ^a   Poyraz, Esra ^a   Ayhan, Erkan ^a   Soylu, Özer ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Asthma; Cefuroxime axetil; Kounis Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CLOPIDOGREL; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INFUSION FLUID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; HYPOTENSION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CEFUROXIME; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70749113090     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.04.026     Document Type: Article

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