Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings
Usually, bee sting systemic envenomation is self-limited mild allergic reaction rarely associated with systemic manifestations such as anaphylaxis, myocardial injury, encephalitis, acute kidney injury and serum sickness. Kounis syndrome also known as allergic myocardial infarction is uncommon clinic...
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| author | Selladurai Pirasath Vallipuranathan Senthan Manosha Harshani Seneviratne |
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| description | Usually, bee sting systemic envenomation is self-limited mild allergic reaction rarely associated with systemic manifestations such as anaphylaxis, myocardial injury, encephalitis, acute kidney injury and serum sickness. Kounis syndrome also known as allergic myocardial infarction is uncommon clinical feature and reported cases are scarce in literature. Herein, we described a hypothetical case of Kounis syndrome diagnosed in a 74-year-old man initially presenting for anaphylactic reaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed4cd54373ea44d6b9d1137050fc33112022-12-21T19:53:11ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2021-03-01910.1177/2050313X21999206Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stingsSelladurai PirasathVallipuranathan SenthanManosha Harshani SeneviratneUsually, bee sting systemic envenomation is self-limited mild allergic reaction rarely associated with systemic manifestations such as anaphylaxis, myocardial injury, encephalitis, acute kidney injury and serum sickness. Kounis syndrome also known as allergic myocardial infarction is uncommon clinical feature and reported cases are scarce in literature. Herein, we described a hypothetical case of Kounis syndrome diagnosed in a 74-year-old man initially presenting for anaphylactic reaction.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21999206 |
| spellingShingle | Selladurai Pirasath Vallipuranathan Senthan Manosha Harshani Seneviratne Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| title | Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| title_full | Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| title_fullStr | Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| title_short | Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| title_sort | kounis syndrome acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X21999206 |
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