Luisa De Gennaro, Natale Daniele Brunetti, Nicola Locuratolo, Massimo Ruggiero, Manuela Resta, Giuseppe Diaferia, Michele Rana, Pasquale Caldarola
Kounis syndrome (KS) is a complex of cardiovascular symptoms and signs following either allergy or hypersensitivity and anaphylactic or anaphylactoid insults. We report the case of 57-year-old man, with hypertension and history of allergy, referred for facial rash and palpitations appeared after consumption of canned tuna fish. Suddenly, the patient collapsed: electrocardiogram showed ST-elevation in inferior leads. The patient was transferred from the spoke emergency room for coronary angio, which did not show any sign of coronary atherosclerosis...
April 2017: Acta Clinica Belgica