title: Pericarditis in exacerbation of ulcerative colitis.
abstract: Acute pericarditis occurs very rarely in association with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It has been described both as an extraintestinal manifestation of IBD and as an adverse drug reaction in IBD treatment. We present a case of a 26-year-old female patient with a severe exacerbation of ulcerative colitis, who was previously under long-term treatment with mesalazine and low-dose prednisone. The literature on pericardial involvement in IBD is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Virovic Jukic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duvnjak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barsic
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lerotic
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tomasic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pavic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents