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SCaspofungin
Kounis syndrome: case reportA 58-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukaemia
experienced Kounis syndrome after receiving a single loadingdose of caspofungin 70mg by infusion, to treat pulmonaryaspergillosis complicating severe chemotherapy-inducedneutropenia. She developed hypotension and bradycardia,resulting in a fatal complete heart block [time to onset notstated].
Author comment: "[A]n immediate hypersensitivity effectinducing transient myocardial ischaemia and Kounissyndrome through histamine-mediated vasospasm or anadenosine-mediated process seems possible."Kounis NG. Caspofungin-induced fatal complete heart block: Anothermanifestation of Kounis syndrome. Journal of Pharmacology andPharmacotherapeutics 4: 161-162, No. 2, Jun 2013. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.110918 - Greece 803087896
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