Cardiology Research and Practice (Jan 2010)

Mesalamine-Induced Myocarditis

  • Olivier Merceron,
  • Clement Bailly,
  • Antoine Khalil,
  • Florence Pontnau,
  • Nadjib Hammoudi,
  • Richard Dorent,
  • Pierre-Louis Michel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4061/2010/930190
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010

Abstract

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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.