Article ; Online: Mesalazine-induced myocarditis: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports
2018 Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 44
Abstract: Background: Myocarditis is a rare complication of therapy with mesalazine, a drug widely prescribed in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.: Case presentation: We report a case of myocarditis occurring in a 49-year-old British man 10 days ... ...
Abstract | Background: Myocarditis is a rare complication of therapy with mesalazine, a drug widely prescribed in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Case presentation: We report a case of myocarditis occurring in a 49-year-old British man 10 days following initiation of mesalazine therapy for treatment of ulcerative colitis. He presented with troponin-positive chest pain, and the diagnosis of myocarditis was confirmed on the basis of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which showed subepicardial delayed gadolinium enhancement in the basal to middle inferior and inferolateral segments of the heart. The patient's symptoms and condition improved upon stopping mesalazine, and he made a full recovery. Conclusions: Mesalazine-induced myocarditis may be more common than first appreciated and is potentially fatal. Therefore, it is imperative that clinicians be aware of this potentially life-threatening adverse effect of mesalazine therapy and warn patients to seek urgent medical attention if cardiac symptoms arise. |
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MeSH term(s) | Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/adverse effects ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods ; Male ; Mesalamine/adverse effects ; Middle Aged ; Myocarditis/chemically induced ; Myocarditis/diagnostic imaging |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Mesalamine (4Q81I59GXC) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2018-02-22 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2269805-X |
ISSN | 1752-1947 ; 1752-1947 |
ISSN (online) | 1752-1947 |
ISSN | 1752-1947 |
DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1557-z |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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