Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report
Kounis syndrome is a life-threatening medical condition that causes severe allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome. Benzathine penicillin G is one of the most widely used antibiotics in clinical practice, but it can enhance both allergic and hypersensitivity complications. In this report, we d...
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| description | Kounis syndrome is a life-threatening medical condition that causes severe allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome. Benzathine penicillin G is one of the most widely used antibiotics in clinical practice, but it can enhance both allergic and hypersensitivity complications. In this report, we describe the case of a 42-year-old man admitted to our hospital who presented with cryptic tonsillitis accompanied by angioneurotic edema, chest pain, and electrocardiographic variations. The patient was diagnosed with Kounis syndrome and treated with oral antihistamines and prednisolone. He was discharged following a complete recovery and regression of electrocardiographic abnormalities within 72 hours. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edd31138ec524af182414975d06f0a762022-12-21T19:55:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDermatologica Sinica1027-81172013-09-0131313413610.1016/j.dsi.2012.09.002Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case reportArif Duran0Tarık Ocak1Serkan Öztürk2Nadir Goksugur3Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, TurkeyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, TurkeyDepartment of Dermatolology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical Faculty, Bolu, TurkeyKounis syndrome is a life-threatening medical condition that causes severe allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome. Benzathine penicillin G is one of the most widely used antibiotics in clinical practice, but it can enhance both allergic and hypersensitivity complications. In this report, we describe the case of a 42-year-old man admitted to our hospital who presented with cryptic tonsillitis accompanied by angioneurotic edema, chest pain, and electrocardiographic variations. The patient was diagnosed with Kounis syndrome and treated with oral antihistamines and prednisolone. He was discharged following a complete recovery and regression of electrocardiographic abnormalities within 72 hours.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811712000870benzathine penicillin Gemergency serviceKounis syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Arif Duran Tarık Ocak Serkan Öztürk Nadir Goksugur Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report Dermatologica Sinica benzathine penicillin G emergency service Kounis syndrome |
| title | Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report |
| title_full | Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report |
| title_short | Kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin G use: A case report |
| title_sort | kounis syndrome associated with benzathine penicillin g use a case report |
| topic | benzathine penicillin G emergency service Kounis syndrome |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811712000870 |
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