Open AccessKounis syndrome associated with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
Author(s) -
Abdelkarim Shimi,
Soumaya Touzani,
Ali Derkaoui,
Mohammed Khatouf
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.177329
Subject(s) - medicine , kounis syndrome , amoxicillin , clavulanic acid , amoxicillin/clavulanic acid , chest pain , acute coronary syndrome , dermatology , allergic reaction , anesthesia , hypersensitivity reaction , anaphylaxis , allergy , antibiotics , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , myocardial infarction , biology
Kounis syndrome (KS) is a life-threatening medical condition that causes severes allergic reaction and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We describe the case of 56-year-old woman who developed ACS following an anaphylactic reaction to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Immediately after the administration of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, she presented a chest pain, cutaneous allergic, hypotension, and ST depression on the electrocardiogram. After the necessary diagnostic test, the final diagnosis was variant I of KS.