title: Allergic myocardial infarction in childhood: Kounis syndrome.
abstract: Kounis Syndrome was first described by Kounis as "allergic angina syndrome" progressing to "allergic myocardial infarction". This report describes the first children in the literature presented with Kounis syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Cevizli, Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey. murbit2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biteker
authors.forename: Nilüfer Ekşi
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Funda Sungur
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Biteker
authors.forename: Hasret Ayyildiz
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Civan
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Tayyar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gökdeniz
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*