@Article{Mori2025,
journal="Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy",
issn="1689-832X",
volume="17",
number="2",
year="2025",
title="A case of acute myocardial infarction due to Kounis syndrome after brachytherapy for prostate cancer",
abstract="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.",
author="Mori, Shoji
and Fukagai, Takashi
and Oshinomi, Kazuhiko
and Nagata, Masakazu
and Morita, Masashi
and Kato, Masako
and Morota, Madoka
and Ito, Yoshinori
and Furuya, Takahiro",
pages="149--152",
doi="10.5114/jcb.2025.151224",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2025.151224"
}