A case of Kounis syndrome after a hornet sting and literature review

BACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome after hymenoptera stings or exposure to environment toxins is referred to as the Kounis syndrome or allergic myocardial ischaemia with or without infarction. We report a case of hornet (Vespa affinis) sting causing Kounis syndrome in Sri Lanka and present a review...

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Autores principales: Ralapanawa, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Udaya Kumara, Kularatne, Senanayake Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25465208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-867

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25465208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-867

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