Mixed Shock due to Sepsis and Anaphylactic Reaction With Kounis Syndrome Secondary to Dipyrone (Metamizole): Case Report

Pellon A. · Case Reports in Critical Care (2026) · DOI: 10.1155/crcc/2519508

Resumen

Kounis syndrome (KS) is a rare condition that combines acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with an allergic or anaphylactic reaction; in this case, it also occurred alongside sepsis, a coexistence not previously reported in scientific literature. The case of a 65-year-old man is presented with a history of allergy to penicillin and metamizole, admitted for persistent fever. Following intravenous metamizole administration, he developed hypotension, chest pain, bradycardia, dynamic electrocardiographic changes, and elevated troponin levels, in the context of pneumonia and hematologic dysfunction suggestive of sepsis. The final diagnosis was mixed shock (anaphylactic and septic) with Type I KS. Intramuscular epinephrine, antiallergic therapy, antibiotics, and ACS management were administered, with favorable evolution. This case underscores the importance of recognizing KS, an underdiagnosed entity, even in scenarios of critical comorbidity, as well as the need to maintain a broad differential diagnosis in the emergency department to prevent potentially serious diagnostic delays and errors. Copyright

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga