Kounis syndrome: A rare case of allergic angina secondary to loxoscelism

Abstract

Kounis syndrome or allergic angina is characterized by a sudden transient or permanent myocardial dysfunction caused by inflammatory mediators such as histamine, leukotrienes, platelet-activating factor, neutral proteases, and a number of cytokines and chemokines. Herein, we discuss a case of Kounis syndrome, which was brought on by loxoscelism.

Keywords

• allergic angina
• kounis syndrome
• loxoscelism