Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case
Cefriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin that might rarely cause a severe allergic reaction. Acute cardiac emergencies are quite rare in the setting of drug allergies. Here, we report the first case of myocardial infarction and AV-block after intravenous cefriaxone administration.
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
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| author | Akram Abdeljaber Saleh |
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| description | Cefriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin that might rarely cause a severe allergic reaction. Acute cardiac emergencies are quite rare in the setting of drug allergies. Here, we report the first case of myocardial infarction and AV-block after intravenous cefriaxone administration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e051fee3b4254802ab227acdf55fc2132022-12-21T19:00:49ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662014-05-0134325025310.5144/0256-4947.2014.250asm-3-250Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported caseAkram Abdeljaber Saleh0From the Department of Cardiology, Jordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCefriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin that might rarely cause a severe allergic reaction. Acute cardiac emergencies are quite rare in the setting of drug allergies. Here, we report the first case of myocardial infarction and AV-block after intravenous cefriaxone administration.https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.250 |
| spellingShingle | Akram Abdeljaber Saleh Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| title | Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case |
| title_full | Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case |
| title_fullStr | Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case |
| title_short | Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case |
| title_sort | kounis syndrome acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone a first reported case |
| url | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.250 |
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