Abstract
2/2025
vol. 17
Case report
A case of acute myocardial infarction due to Kounis syndrome after brachytherapy for prostate cancer
- Department of Urology, Showa Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Showa Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Showa Medical University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2025; 17, 2: 149–152
Online publish date: 2025/05/09
Major systemic complications during and immediately after brachytherapy are rare. Herein, we described a case of acute myocardial infarction due to Kounis syndrome after low-dose-rate brachytherapy in a 70-year-old man with a banana allergy. Following low-dose-rate brachytherapy under general anesthesia, the patient complained of itching throughout his body; electrocardiography showed ventricular fibrillation. Cardiac catheterization revealed 99% stenosis in the left anterior descending artery; consequently, percutaneous coronary intervention was performed promptly. In this case, Kounis syndrome was considered, which was caused by latex allergy to condoms used during trans-rectal ultrasound examinations.
Keywords
prostate cancer, brachytherapy, Kounis syndrome, myocardial infarction
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