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.
Ali, H. E. M., Mohamed, A. K., & Nawaz, A. (2023). Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90(1), 1003-1006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.280197
MLA
Hakim Ebrahim Mohammed Ali; Ahmed Kamal Mohamed; Ali Nawaz. "Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90, 1, 2023, 1003-1006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.280197
HARVARD
Ali, H. E. M., Mohamed, A. K., Nawaz, A. (2023). 'Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 90(1), pp. 1003-1006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.280197
VANCOUVER
Ali, H. E. M., Mohamed, A. K., Nawaz, A. Remember Kounis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2023; 90(1): 1003-1006. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.280197
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