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Mesalamine-Induced Myocarditis
Nowadays mesalamine is a common treatment for Crohn's disease and hypersensitive reactions to this product have been reported. Yet there is limited information concerning mesalamine-induced myocarditis and its mechanism is not known. We described a case of mesalamine-induced myocarditis in Crohn's disease of the colon.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Research and Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2090-0597
DOI: 10.4061/2010/930190