Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case
Mesalazine- (5-aminosalicylic acid-) containing products are a well-known treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, often as first line. Myocarditis is recognized as a very rare possible side effect of this drug treatment. We present a case of mesalazine-induced myopericarditis that was successfully...
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| description | Mesalazine- (5-aminosalicylic acid-) containing products are a well-known treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, often as first line. Myocarditis is recognized as a very rare possible side effect of this drug treatment. We present a case of mesalazine-induced myopericarditis that was successfully improved by immediate cessation of the medication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42dbe2fafde646649c0930bdb2384adc2025-02-03T07:25:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/728310728310Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a CaseMichele Sorleto0Stefanie Dürrwald1Marcus Wiemer2Department of Cardiology, Johannes-Wesling-Klinikum Minden, Hans-Nolte-Strasse 1, 32429 Minden, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Johannes-Wesling-Klinikum Minden, Hans-Nolte-Strasse 1, 32429 Minden, GermanyDepartment of Cardiology, Johannes-Wesling-Klinikum Minden, Hans-Nolte-Strasse 1, 32429 Minden, GermanyMesalazine- (5-aminosalicylic acid-) containing products are a well-known treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, often as first line. Myocarditis is recognized as a very rare possible side effect of this drug treatment. We present a case of mesalazine-induced myopericarditis that was successfully improved by immediate cessation of the medication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/728310 |
| spellingShingle | Michele Sorleto Stefanie Dürrwald Marcus Wiemer Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case |
| title_full | Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case |
| title_fullStr | Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case |
| title_short | Mesalazine-Induced Myopericarditis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease: Apropos of a Case |
| title_sort | mesalazine induced myopericarditis in a patient with a recent diagnosis of crohn s disease apropos of a case |
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