Year 2016 / Volume 108 / Number 11
Case Report
Mesalamine-induced myopericarditis - A case report

753-756

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.4016/2015

Sónia Bernardo, Samuel Raimundo Fernandes, Luís Araújo-Correia,

Abstract
Myopericarditis has occasionally been reported as a side effect of mesalamine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We present a 20-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis admitted with chest pain. After thorough investigation she was diagnosed with myopericarditis potentially related to mesalamine. There was complete clinical and laboratorial recovery following drug withdrawal. Although uncommon, the possibility of myopericarditis should be considered in patients with inflammatory bowel disease presenting with cardiac complaints. Early recognition can avoid potential life-threatening complications.
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Received: 25/09/2015

Accepted: 29/09/2015

Online First: 15/02/2016

Published: 02/11/2016

Article revision time: 2 days

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