TY - JOUR
T1 - Nearly fatal idiopathic anaphylactic reaction resulting in cardiovascular collapse and myocardial infarction
AU - Wong, S.
AU - Greenberger, P. A.
AU - Patterson, R.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - We report a case of nearly fatal cardiovascular collapse attributable to an idiopathic anaphylactic reaction in a 76-year-old man. The event began with gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting as manifestations of IA. The patient subsequently progressed to develop urticaria, flushing, cardiovascular symptoms of chest pain, hypotension, and eventually cardiovascular collapse and myocardial infarction over a five-hour interval. This case emphasizes that the potential for life-threatening cardiovascular events from IA exists in patients without previously defined cardiac risk factors.
AB - We report a case of nearly fatal cardiovascular collapse attributable to an idiopathic anaphylactic reaction in a 76-year-old man. The event began with gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting as manifestations of IA. The patient subsequently progressed to develop urticaria, flushing, cardiovascular symptoms of chest pain, hypotension, and eventually cardiovascular collapse and myocardial infarction over a five-hour interval. This case emphasizes that the potential for life-threatening cardiovascular events from IA exists in patients without previously defined cardiac risk factors.
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.98.2.501
DO - 10.1378/chest.98.2.501
M3 - Article
C2 - 2376190
AN - SCOPUS:0025126116
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 98
SP - 501
EP - 503
JO - CHEST
JF - CHEST
IS - 2
ER -
