Kounis syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction following multiple bee stings.
Selladurai PirasathVallipuranathan SenthanManosha Harshani SeneviratnePublished in: SAGE open medical case reports (2021)
Usually, bee sting systemic envenomation is self-limited mild allergic reaction rarely associated with systemic manifestations such as anaphylaxis, myocardial injury, encephalitis, acute kidney injury and serum sickness. Kounis syndrome also known as allergic myocardial infarction is uncommon clinical feature and reported cases are scarce in literature. Herein, we described a hypothetical case of Kounis syndrome diagnosed in a 74-year-old man initially presenting for anaphylactic reaction.