Allergic myocardial infarction in childhood: Kounis syndrome

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-29

  Biteker, Murat ^a   Ekşi Duran, Nilüfer ^a   Sungur Biteker, Funda ^b   Ayyıldız Civan, Hasret ^b   Kaya, Hasan ^a   Gökdeniz, Tayyar ^a   Yıldız, Mustafa ^a   Özkan, Mehmet ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy; Childhood; Kounis Syndrome; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE MB; FAMOTIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KETOTIFEN; PREDNISOLONE; TROPONIN I; TRYPTASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ERUPTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KOUNIS SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71449122148     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-0965-5     Document Type: Article

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