Coronary spasm and hypersensitivity to amoxicillin: Kounis or not Kounis syndrome?

Recurrent acute myocardial infarction and Kounis syndrome

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] We present a case of recurrent acute myocardial infarction associated with an allergic reaction in an 83-year-old Italian woman. On July 1, 2008, an 83-year-old Italian woman was admitted to the emergency department with chest pain.…”

Kounis syndrome in a patient with ovarian cancer and allergy to iodinated contrast media: Report of a case

“…On the other hand Kounis syndrome has also been associated with tako-tsubo syndrome [15,16] and with many other anecdotical clinical conditions such as viper bite or hymenoptera sting [17][18][19][20], administration of some drugs like penicillin [4,21], amoxicillin [22], diclofenac sodium [23], rocuronium [24], mesalamine [25], proton pump inhibitors like lansoprazole [26], and even aspirin [27].…”

Acute myocardial infarction and Kounis syndrome

“…Kounis syndrome is the concurrence of acute coronary syndromes with conditions associated with mast cell activation including allergic or hypersensitivity and anaphylactic or anaphylactoid insults [1][2][3][4][5]. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction associated with an allergic reaction in a 73-year-old Italian woman with recent implantation of stents.…”