Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by epinephrine-treated bee sting anaphylaxis: a case report
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by epinephrine-treated bee sting anaphylaxis: a case report
INTRODUCTION Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo) after bee stings in patients who have received catecholamines is rare. Endogenous as well as exogenous administration of catecholamines is thought to trigger stress-induced cardiomyopathy. CASE PRESENTATION A 37-year-old healthy white woman was stung by an unknown Hymenoptera that resulted in an anaphylactic reaction. Intravenous adrenali...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-015-0722-5