title: Parallel manifestation of Crohn's disease and acute pericarditis: a report of two cases.
abstract: Pericarditis is an uncommon extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which may occur at any time during its natural course. Moreover, it may be associated with the medications used to treat IBD, especially mesalamine. We report on two patients with acute pericarditis who were subsequently diagnosed with Crohn's disease. It is likely that mild, longstanding, virtually asymptomatic intestinal disease preceded the onset of pericarditis in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stasinopoulou
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaziani
authors.forename: Gerassimos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantzaris
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roussos
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skoutelis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D019804:Mesalamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D019804:Mesalamine