Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest due to Allergic Acute Coronary Syndrome (Kounis syndrome) Triggered by Cephalosporin

An acute coronary syndrome due to mast-cell activation in the presence of an allergen is known as Kounis Syndrome (KS). This relatively new entity of KS is being increasingly recognized among allergists, cardiologists, and emergency physicians; however, it is not well-known among anesthesiologists....

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Autores principales: Kumaran, Thiruthani, Damodaran, Srinath, Singh, Akshaya Pratap, Kanchi, Muralidhar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10284483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37706392
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.aca_302_20
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Sumario:An acute coronary syndrome due to mast-cell activation in the presence of an allergen is known as Kounis Syndrome (KS). This relatively new entity of KS is being increasingly recognized among allergists, cardiologists, and emergency physicians; however, it is not well-known among anesthesiologists. We report here, a case of type 2 KS due to antibiotic administration causing sudden perioperative cardiac arrest.

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