Scombroid Fish Poisoning Leading to Vasospastic Angina

Jahan E. Manjur, MD; Marissa M. Ciuffo, DO; Joe Burdowski, MD; Sareena George, MD; Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD, MPH, PhD; On Chen, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2019)

Scombroid Fish Poisoning Leading to Vasospastic Angina

Jahan E. Manjur, MD,
Marissa M. Ciuffo, DO,
Joe Burdowski, MD,
Sareena George, MD,
Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD, MPH, PhD,
On Chen, MD

Affiliations

Jahan E. Manjur, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Marissa M. Ciuffo, DO: Department of Internal Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Joe Burdowski, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Sareena George, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD, MPH, PhD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York
On Chen, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York; Address for correspondence: Dr. On Chen, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Health Science Center T16, Room 080, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8167.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 322 – 326

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Chest pain is commonly reported in emergency departments, and a thorough clinical history is important in distinguishing the etiology. This case highlights Kounis syndrome, a histamine-mediated coronary vasospasm leading to myocardial injury, due to scombroid fish poisoning. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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