Kounis syndrome secondary to simultaneous oral amoxicillin and parenteral ampicillin use in a young man

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Bezgin, Tahir ^a   GeÇMen, Çetin ^a   ÖZkan, Birol ^a   Alici, Gökhan ^a   Kalkan, Mehmet Emin ^a   Kargin, Ramazan ^a   Esen, Ali Metin ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic MI; Kounis syndrome; Penicilline induced acute coronary syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KOUNIS SYNDROME; MALE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TONSILLITIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; AMPICILLIN; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; SULBACTAM; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 84875904611     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-077     Document Type: Article

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