[Acute myocardial infarction following a wasp sting in a patient with normal coronary vessels].
A case of a myocardial infarction after a wasp sting in a 39-year old man is reported. Subsequent coronary angiography was normal. Spasm in the coronary arteries and thrombocyte aggregation secondary to anaphylaxis may be the underlying factors.
Larsen
S L
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Ringsted Sygehus, medicinsk afdeling.
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis; D000818:Animals; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014863:Wasps