Kounis syndrome: acute inferior myocardial infarction with atroventricular node block due to ceftriaxone: a first reported case

Cefriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin that might rarely cause a severe allergic reaction. Acute cardiac emergencies are quite rare in the setting of drug allergies. Here, we report the first case of myocardial infarction and AV-block after intravenous cefriaxone administration.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Saleh, Akram Abdeljaber
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25266187
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.250
Descripción
Sumario:Cefriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin that might rarely cause a severe allergic reaction. Acute cardiac emergencies are quite rare in the setting of drug allergies. Here, we report the first case of myocardial infarction and AV-block after intravenous cefriaxone administration.

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