KOUNIS SYNDROME SECONDARY TO ALLERGIC REACTION FOLLOWING SHELLFISH INGESTION
SUMMARY Two cases of allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) secondary to shellfish ingestion are described. The patients had pre‐existing quiescent coronary artery disease (type II variant of the syndrome) and the allergic reaction following eating shellfish seemed to h...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of clinical practice (Esher) 2003-09, Vol.57 (7), p.622-624 |
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Two cases of allergic angina and allergic myocardial infarction (Kounis syndrome) secondary to shellfish ingestion are described. The patients had pre‐existing quiescent coronary artery disease (type II variant of the syndrome) and the allergic reaction following eating shellfish seemed to have triggered the development of an acute myocardial infarction. The clinical implications are also discussed. |
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ISSN: | 1368-5031 1742-1241 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2003.tb10570.x |