Anaphylactic shock: Kounis hypersensitivity-associated syndrome seems to be the primary cause

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 631-636

  Kounis, Nicholas G ^a   Soufras, George D ^b   Hahalis, George ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Anaphylaxis; Kounis syndrome; Respiratory reactance; Respiratory resistance; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYMENOPTERA VENOM; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; METARAMINOL; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRONCHOSPASM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; THROMBOSIS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84888768855     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.122304     Document Type: Review

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