Mesalamine-induced myopericarditis - A case report
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Mesalamine-induced myopericarditis - A case report.
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 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.4016/2015