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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 225-227 |
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Kounis syndrome secondary to intravenous cephalosporin administration
Sunkavalli Venkateswararao1, Gopalan Rajendiran2, Rathakrishnan Shanmuga Sundaram2, Godavarthi Mounika1
1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, PSG College of Pharmacy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Cardiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Gopalan Rajendiran
Department of Cardiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.171877
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Kounis syndrome is a clinical condition due to hypersensitivity that culminates into acute coronary syndrome (ACS) which can be fatal. A 36-year-old male with no conventional coronary risk factors presented elsewhere with a history of fever for 4 days, cough with expectoration, diarrhea and was treated with cephalosporin (Inj. Cefotaxime as an infusion) along with analgesics. He experienced generalized itching 5 minutes after cefotaxime infusion followed by sweating, headache, chest pain with facial and periorbital swelling for which he was rushed to our hospital. On examination he was afebrile with a low blood pressure. Electrocardiogram taken at an outside hospital revealed incomplete right bundle branch block and ST depression V3–V5. Investigations showed increase in troponin T. He was managed with anti-histamines and standard protocol for treatment of ACS. Coronary angiogram revealed normal coronaries. The patient improved symptomatically with treatment and was discharged on an anti-platelet, nitrate and a statin. |
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