Interesting presentation of Kounis syndrome secondary to amoxicillin/clavulanate use: Coronary vasospasm and simultaneous appropriate implantable defibrillator shock

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Uğur Canpolat (Συγγραφέας), Duygu Koçyiğit (Συγγραφέας), Kudret Aytemir (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: KARE Publishing, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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Kounis syndrome (KS) is defined as concurrent acute coronary syndrome and allergic or hypersensitivity reactions. Despite being increasingly reported, it is still an underdiagnosed entity. Several medications are already known to result in KS. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is a frequently used antibio...