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Case Report
Acute Myocardial Infarction After the Use of Amoxicillin/clavulani C Acid: Type I Kounis Syndrome
Kadriye Kilickesmez
,
Okay Abaci
,
Omer Ezzat
,
Ugur Coskun
,
Serdar Kucukoglu

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ABSTRACT

In 1991, Kounis and Zavras described the syndrome of allergic angina that can progress to allergic myocardial infarction accompanied by the clinical manifestation, laboratory and electrocardiographic findings of classic angina and myocardial infarction. This report discusses a patient who recieved amoxicillin/clavulanic acid treatment for a flu-like ilness after which he started to develop manifestation of ACS with ST elevation. All other etiologies were appropriately ruled out.

Keywords:

Kounis syndrome, allergic myocardial angina, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.

VOLUME

4

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ISSUE

15
September 2010
Correspondence
Kadriye Kilickesmez
Email
kadriye11@yahoo.com
Published Date
September 1, 2010
Suggested Citation
Kilickesmez K, Abaci O, Ezzat O, Coskun U, Kucukoglu S. Acute Myocardial Infarction After the Use of Amoxicillin/clavulani C Acid: Type I Kounis Syndrome. YMJ. 2010;15:304-308.
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