Kounis syndrome: myocardial infarction secondary to an allergic insult - a rare clinical entity

Caglar F. N. T., CAGLAR I. M., Coskun U., Ugurlucan M., Okcun B.

ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, cilt.66, sa.4, ss.559-562, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/ac.66.4.2126625
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.559-562
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The association of an acute coronary syndrome with mast cell activation secondary to allergen exposure is known as the Kounis syndrome. We present two cases of the Kounis syndrome: (i) one was misdiagnosed as acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and treated with thrombolytics; (ii) the second diagnosis was made after a recurrence two months after the first incident.