Exotic food anaphylaxis and the broken heart: Sago worm and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 540-541

  Yew, Kuan Leong ^a   Ling Kok, Victoria Shinq ^a  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARVEDILOL; CREATINE KINASE; FUROSEMIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEVINOLIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; ALLERGEN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AKINESIA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; SAGO WORM; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; WORM; ANIMAL; INCIDENCE;

ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84869840082     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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