Kounis Syndrome induced by intravenous administration of piperacillin/tazobactam: A case report

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Calogiuri, G F ^a,b   Nettis, E ^b   Di Leo, E ^b   Vacca, A ^b   Ferrannini, A ^b   Kounis, N G ^c  

^a 4th Pneumologic Division   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Kounis Syndrome; Piperacillin tazobactam

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BIPHASIC ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; EXTRASYSTOLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALAISE; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RATTLE SOUND; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TACHYCARDIA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREMOR;

EID: 84857789119     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.049     Document Type: Article

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