TABLE 4.
Treatment and prognosis of 33 patients with amoxicillin-induced Kounis syndrome.
| Parameter | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | discounted | 33 (100%) |
| steroids | 22 (66.7%) | |
| antihistamines | 20 (66.0%) | |
| epinephrine | 6 (18.2%) | |
| nitrate | 8 (24.2%) | |
| anti-platelet drugs | 14 (42.4%) | |
| anticoagulant drugs | 10 (30.3%) | |
| thrombolytic therapy | 1 (3.0%) | |
| cardiac resuscitation | 1 (3.0%) | |
| percutaneous coronary intervention | 8 (24.2%) | |
| coronary artery bypass surgery | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Outcome | recovered | 32 (97.0%) |
| died | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Kounis syndrome variants | I | 16 (48.5%) |
| II | 10 (30.3%) | |
| III | 2 (6.1%) | |
| na | 5 (15.2%) |
Abbreviations: na, not applicable.