title: Chest pain in a 12-year-old girl with ulcerative colitis after therapy with mesalazine.
abstract: This case of chest pain complicating therapy received for ulcerative colitis in a young patient highlights the importance of a thorough history and clinical examination. The complication can be rapidly fatal if not recognised and treated quickly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. nirajan.mukherjee@nhs.net
authors.forename: Nirajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Nikila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Bim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhaduri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bala
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019804:Mesalamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019804:Mesalamine