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Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction. Epinephrine is the first-line treatment of this condition. Kounis syndrome indicates the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome in a patient of hypersensitivity, allergy, or anaphylaxis associated with mast cells and platelets activation. Epinephrine can be the etiology of myocardial infarction in this setting. Cases report: This report represents a case of a 58-year-old female who had myocardial infarction while being treated of anaphylaxis in response to cefuroxime intake. Conclusion: Emergency physicians should be aware of the possibility of myocardial infarction in anaphylactic patients to properly manage it.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2023.280197

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Anaphylaxis, Kounis syndrome, Hypersensitivity, Case Report

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Hakim Ebrahim Mohammed

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Ali

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hakim.ali.ed@hotmail.com

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Ahmed Kamal

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Mohamed

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ahmed.kamal.ed33@gmail.com

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Ali

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Nawaz

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90

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1

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38787

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2023-01-01

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2023-01-13

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2023-01-01

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1,006

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

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22 Jan 2023