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Dicorato MM, Caretto P, Colucci C, Ciaccia M, Rella M, Muscogiuri E, Colonna P. Cardiac magnetic resonance in a rare case of recurrent mesalazine-induced myocarditis. Future Cardiol 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38963120 DOI: 10.1080/14796678.2024.2373558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Mesalazine represents a key treatment for intestinal bowel diseases and only in rare cases produces cardiac toxicity, with a not completely known mechanism. We report a case of a 25-year-old man with a first episode of myocarditis after 2 weeks from the first mesalazine intake, documented also by a characteristic cardiac magnetic resonance pattern. Then, after less than 1 month, he suffered myocarditis recurrence and so, guided by a multidisciplinary team evaluation, in the suspicion of mesalazine-induced myocarditis, the drug was promptly stopped, with consequent recovery of cardiac damage. In our patient, the recurrence of myocarditis because of the non-interruption of the drug is very peculiar (only three cases described in literature) and definitively confirms the diagnosis.
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- Marco Maria Dicorato
- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), University of Bari Aldo Moro, University Hospital Consortium, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), University of Bari Aldo Moro, University Hospital Consortium, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Disease Section, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), University of Bari Aldo Moro, University Hospital Consortium, Polyclinic of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Antonio Perrino's Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Taranto, Brindisi 72100, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Antonio Perrino's Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Taranto, Brindisi 72100, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Antonio Perrino's Hospital, Strada Statale 7 per Taranto, Brindisi 72100, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Polyclinic Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Javed A, Medina Y, Tian J, Alvi MJ, Sahra S, Rojas-Marte G. An Unusual Case Of Hemorrhagic Pleuropericarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination. Cureus 2022; 14:e24828. [PMID: 35693361 PMCID: PMC9173655 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are being increasingly administered worldwide, subsequent side effects, such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and myopericarditis, are becoming increasingly more common. Our case describes a 64-year-old male who developed chest pain and shortness of breath one week after receiving the Moderna (Cambridge, Massachusetts) COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. He was found to have a large, left-sided pleural effusion and a small pericardial effusion. The patient underwent thoracentesis and video-assisted thoracoscopic procedure with chest tube placement, which drained bloody pleural and pericardial fluid. He was treated with a course of colchicine. Subsequent imaging revealed the resolution of pericardial and pleural effusions, along with the resolution of symptoms.
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Inflammation of the Pleural Cavity: A Review on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Implications in Tumor Pathophysiology. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14061415. [PMID: 35326567 PMCID: PMC8946533 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The pleura is a cavity whose pathology ranges from simple fluid accumulation to tumor development, all inducing important consequences in patents health, and usually having an important association with local inflammation. Understanding the pathophysiology of pleural inflammation helps the development of the correct treatment strategies and opens new windows in pleural research. Thus, the aim of this review is to present the etiologies and the pathophysiological mechanisms of pleural inflammation with a special interest in their role on tumor development and diagnosis. Abstract Pleural effusions are a common respiratory condition with many etiologies. Nonmalignant etiologies explain most pleural effusions and despite being nonmalignant, they can be associated with poor survival; thus, it is important to understand their pathophysiology. Furthermore, diagnosing a benign pleural pathology always harbors the uncertainty of a false-negative diagnosis for physicians and pathologists, especially for the group of non-specific pleuritis. This review aims to present the role of the inflammation in the development of benign pleural effusions, with a special interest in their pathophysiology and their association with malignancy.
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Cheng CY, Baritussio A, Giordani AS, Iliceto S, Marcolongo R, Caforio ALP. Myocarditis in systemic immune-mediated diseases: Prevalence, characteristics and prognosis. A systematic review. Autoimmun Rev 2022; 21:103037. [PMID: 34995763 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Many systemic immune-mediated diseases (SIDs) may involve the heart and present as myocarditis with different histopathological pictures, i.e. lymphocytic, eosinophilic, granulomatous, and clinical features, ranging from a completely asymptomatic patient to life-threatening cardiogenic shock or arrhythmias. Myocarditis can be part of some SIDs, such as sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, antiphospholipid syndrome, dermato-polymyositis, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and other vasculitis syndromes, but also of some organ-based immune-mediated diseases with systemic expression, such as chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. The aim of this review is to describe the prevalence, main clinical characteristics and prognosis of myocarditis associated with SIDs.
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- Chun-Yan Cheng
- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Patel RS, Rohit Reddy S, Llukmani A, Hashim A, Haddad DR, Patel DS, Ahmad F, Gordon DK. Cardiovascular Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review of the Pathogenesis and Management of Pericarditis. Cureus 2021; 13:e14010. [PMID: 33884251 PMCID: PMC8054944 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition of the bowel that can be further categorized into ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Rarely, this condition can be associated with pericarditis, which can be an extraintestinal manifestation of the disease or drug-induced. This review aims to determine the pathogenesis and management of pericarditis in IBD. In this review, the goal is to elucidate the pathogenesis of pericarditis in IBD and determine if pericarditis is an extraintestinal manifestation of IBD or a complication of current drug therapy used to manage IBD. Additionally, this review intends to explain the first-line management of pericarditis in IBD and explore the role of biologicals in attenuating pericarditis. An electronic search was conducted to identify relevant reports of pericarditis in IBD, and a quality assessment was conducted to identify high-quality articles according to the inclusion criteria. Full-text articles from inception to November 2020 were included, while non-English articles, gray literature, and animal studies were excluded. The majority of studies suggest that pericarditis arises as a complication of drug therapy by 5-aminosalicylic acid derivatives such as sulfasalazine, mesalamine, and balsalazide, and it occurs due to IgE-mediated allergic reactions, direct cardiac toxicity, cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions, and humoral antibody response to therapy. Drug cessation or the initiation of a corticosteroid regimen seems to be the most effective means of managing pericarditis in IBD due to drug therapy or an extraintestinal manifestation.
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- Ravi S Patel
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Emergency Department, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Kröner PT, Lee A, Farraye FA. Respiratory Tract Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 27:563-574. [PMID: 32448912 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease can manifest in many extraintestinal organ systems. The most frequently involved extraintestinal locations include the mucocutaneous, hepatobiliary, and ocular organ systems. The respiratory tract is less commonly involved and is therefore frequently overlooked. Consequently, it is believed that involvement of the respiratory tract in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is underreported. The pathogenesis is thought to be multifactorial, involving the common embryologic origin shared by the respiratory and luminal digestive tract, molecular mimicry, and immunologic interactions leading to immune-complex deposition in affected tissue. The spectrum of manifestations of the respiratory tract related to inflammatory bowel disease is broad. It not only includes direct involvement of the respiratory tract (ie, airways, interstitium, and pleura) but also can result as a consequence of systemic involvement such as in thromboembolic events. In addition, it may also be related to other conditions that affect the respiratory tract such as sarcoidosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Though some conditions related to respiratory tract involvement might be subclinical, others may have life-threatening consequences. It is critical to approach patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease-related respiratory tract involvement in concert with pulmonology, infectious diseases, and any other pertinent experts, as treatments may require a multidisciplinary overlap of measures. Therefore, it is of paramount importance for the clinician to be aware of the array of respiratory tract manifestations of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, in addition to the possible spectrum of therapeutic measures.
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- Paul T Kröner
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Peri-myocarditis has been associated to mesalamine use. The definite association and use of topical rectal mesalamine to peri-myocarditis is not commonly known. In this case, we present a 46-year-old male exposed repeatedly to mesalamine with repeated peri-myocarditis. The relation to the medication was definite. Although an uncommon side effect of mesalamine, the possibility of peri or myocarditis should be considered. Awareness and early recognition may avoid potentially severe complications.
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Zhang Q, Yue QY. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor-induced pleuropericarditis: A retrospective evaluation using data from VigiBase. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 89:107049. [PMID: 33045578 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the causality of anti-TNFα agents-associated pleuropericarditis in VigiBase with a focus on its diverse types. METHODS All variables contained in the pleuropericarditis reports were reviewed. Well-documented reports, vigiGrade completeness score ≥ 0.80 or with an informative narrative, were analyzed and with a focus on the clinical features of the cases. Bradford-Hill criteria were used in the case series assessment of causality. RESULTS From 1968 up to 18 December 2019, there were 94 unique cases from 18 countries reporting pleuropericarditis with anti-TNFα agents as a suspected or interacting medicine. Among the 94 reports, 42 were identified as well-documented and further assessed for clinical features. Of the 42 cases, 39 were serious, including three fatal and seven life-threatening. In 35 cases, an anti-TNFα agent was the only suspected drug. Positive de- and re-challenge were reported in 95% and 17% of the 42 cases, respectively. The times to onset (TTO) varied greatly among individual cases, ranging from one month to 75 months (mean = 24 months). The most commonly involved anti-TNFα agents were adalimumab, infliximab and etanercept; and the mostly reported pleuropericarditis types were classified as autoimmune-related with (n = 17) or without (n = 15) co-reported drug-induced lupus (DIL), or infection-related (n = 8). While adalimumab was the most reported in the infection-related cases (7/8), infliximab was the most frequent in the autoimmune-related cases, in particular co-reported with DIL (9/17). There were four cases where the reaction occurred one to two months after the anti-TNFα agents (infliximab and adalimumab) were stopped. Based on the review of the case series using Bradford-Hill criteria the anti-TNFα agents associated pleuropericarditis are considered as a class effect. CONCLUSIONS To clinically recognize and manage these potentially life-threatening serious cardiopulmonary complications, health care professionals should be aware of this possible risk. Meanwhile, attention should be paid to the clinical features of pleuropericarditis cases, since they may cause diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Considering the long elimination time, clinicians need to be reminded to remain vigilant for the adverse reactions even after discontinuing anti-TNFα therapy.
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- Qingxia Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Uppsala Monitoring Centre, Box 1051, Uppsala 75140, Sweden.
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Qazi T, Christian KE, Farraye FA, Cross RK. Pericardial Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Report of Two Cases. CROHNS & COLITIS 360 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otz028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Pericardial involvement in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease can occur not only as an adverse event related to medical therapy but also as an extraintestinal manifestation of the disease itself. In the following case series, we describe 2 cases of pericarditis in patients diagnosed with Crohn disease. Our first case reviews the clinical presentation of acute pericarditis as an adverse event associated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. In contrast, our second patient is a case of acute pericarditis as a precursor of the clinical recurrence of Crohn disease following operative resection. Pericardial disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute and subacute presentations of chest discomfort and shortness of breath in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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- T Qazi
- Center for Digestive Disorders, Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Center for Digestive Disorders, Boston University/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Taha ME, Abdalla A, Al-Khafaji J, Malik S. Mesalamine-Induced Myopericarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cardiol Res 2019; 10:59-62. [PMID: 30834061 PMCID: PMC6396800 DOI: 10.14740/cr820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Inflammation of the myocardium (myocarditis) or pericardium (pericarditis) or both (myopericarditis) as side effects of mesalamine, a drug widely used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, is a rare, but potentially lethal complication. We report a case of myopericarditis occurring in a young Caucasian woman 14 days following initiation of mesalamine therapy for treatment of a newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC). She presented with pleuritic chest pain, elevated troponin levels and pre-syncope. The diagnosis of myopericarditis was made based on the clinical features, electrocardiogram (EKG) and cardiac magnetic resonance, which showed trace pericardial effusion. The patient’s symptom and condition were dramatically improved upon discontinuing mesalamine, and a full recovery was achieved. Mesalamine-induced inflammation of the myocardium (myocarditis) or pericardium (pericarditis) or both (myopericarditis) is rare, but has fatal side effects. Early recognition of these side effects by clinicians and patients is important to prevent progression of the inflammation. Furthermore, patients should be educated to seek urgent medical attention if cardiac symptoms arise.
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- Mohamed E Taha
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada - Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada - Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada - Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada - Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89502, USA
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Chams S, Badran R, Sayegh SE, Chams N, Shams A, Hajj Hussein I. Inflammatory bowel disease: Looking beyond the tract. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2019; 33:2058738419866567. [PMID: 31382828 PMCID: PMC6685113 DOI: 10.1177/2058738419866567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that encompasses Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease is not exclusive to the gastrointestinal system, as it has been identified to be associated with extraintestinal manifestations that encompass every other organ system in the human body. This review article will comprehensively review the current knowledge on extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, it will discuss the recommendations for screening and surveillance for extraintestinal manifestations in these patients since early appropriate diagnosis is imperative in preventing morbidity and cancer development.
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- Sana Chams
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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Bernardo S, Fernandes SR, Araújo-Correia L. Mesalamine-induced myopericarditis - A case report. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2017; 108:753-756. [PMID: 26876057 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2016.4016/2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Myopericarditis has occasionally been reported as a side effect of mesalamine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We present a 20-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis admitted with chest pain. After thorough investigation she was diagnosed with myopericarditis potentially related to mesalamine. There was complete clinical and laboratorial recovery following drug withdrawal. Although uncommon, the possibility of myopericarditis should be considered in patients with inflammatory bowel disease presenting with cardiac complaints. Early recognition can avoid potential life-threatening complications.
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- Sónia Bernardo
- Serviço de Gastrenterologia e Hepatologia, Hospital Santa Maria, Portugal
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Dipasquale V, Gramaglia SMC, Catena MA, Romano C. Pericarditis during infliximab therapy in paediatric ulcerative colitis. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017. [PMID: 28646522 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND STUDY OBJECTIVE Infliximab is a widely used drug for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This drug is known to rarely cause pericarditis in adult populations. CASE SUMMARY This report details the case of a 14-year-old boy with ulcerative colitis who developed pericarditis after a second infliximab infusion. After discontinuation of therapy, the patient's symptoms were resolved. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first reported paediatric case of pericarditis as a possible complication of infliximab therapy in IBD. Among infliximab-related delayed adverse reactions, cardiac complications should be monitored in the paediatric population.
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- V Dipasquale
- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Brown G. 5-Aminosalicylic Acid-Associated Myocarditis and Pericarditis: A Narrative Review. Can J Hosp Pharm 2016; 69:466-472. [PMID: 28123193 PMCID: PMC5242279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Use of medications containing the 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) moiety may cause a rare but potentially lethal side effect involving inflammation of the heart (myocarditis) or pericardium (pericarditis) or both (myopericarditis). Early recognition of 5-ASA as the cause is important to prevent progression of the inflammation. OBJECTIVE To provide clinicians with information to assist in recognizing the signs and symptoms of 5-ASA-induced cardiac inflammation and the characteristics of the suspected therapy, and in determining the appropriate approach to treatment. DATA SOURCES STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION The Embase database was searched, for the period 1974 to July 17, 2015, for published descriptions of cases of cardiac inflammation caused by 5-ASA-containing medications. The search terms included the names of specific agents, as well as terms for different types of cardiac inflammation. Articles in any language were retained for inclusion in this narrative review. FINDINGS There is no symptom, sign, laboratory test, or constellation of symptoms and signs that is pathognomonic for 5-ASA-induced myocardial-pericardial toxicity. Similarly, there is no single laboratory, electrocardiographic, or echocardiographic finding or combination of findings that implicates 5-ASA as the cause of nonspecific symptoms. However, most patients present with chest pain, shortness of breath, and fever within the first 28 days after initiating 5-ASA. Physical examination, electrocardiography, and diagnostic imaging will yield findings consistent with myocarditis, with or without accompanying pericarditis. Prompt discontinuation of the 5-ASA will result in resolution of symptoms within days, without the need for any adjunctive therapies. Rechallenge with any 5-ASA-containing compound carries a high risk for recurrence of the inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Any patient presenting with chest pain, shortness of breath, or fever within 28 days after initiating a 5-ASA-containing drug should be considered as exhibiting drug-induced inflammation. The 5-ASA-containing drug should be stopped immediately until other causes can be proven (or excluded); if no other cause is discovered, the 5-ASA should not be restarted.
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- Glen Brown
- Address correspondence to: Dr Glen Brown, Pharmacy, St Paul’s Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC V6Z 1Y6, e-mail:
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Jose A, Cramer AK, Davar K, Gutierrez G. A case of drug-induced lupus erythematosus secondary to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole presenting with pleural effusions and pericardial tamponade. Lupus 2016; 26:316-319. [PMID: 27357280 DOI: 10.1177/0961203316657435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We report a case of drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE) secondary to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) in a patient with underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The initial presentation was with febrile pleural and pericardial effusions followed by cardiac tamponade. The patient was treated with a short course of corticosteroids with complete resolution of symptoms. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of TMP/SMX-induced DILE presenting with life-threatening serositis. When confronted with sterile exudative effusions, clinicians should strongly consider non-infectious etiologies.
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- A Jose
- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Leonard JT, Newell LF, Meyers G, Hayes-Lattin B, Gajewski J, Heitner S, Nonas S, Allen B, Stentz A, Frires R, Maziarz RT, Holtan SG. Chronic GvHD-associated serositis and pericarditis. Bone Marrow Transplant 2015; 50:1098-104. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2015.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ji XQ, Wang LX, Lu DG. Pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:13501-13511. [PMID: 25309080 PMCID: PMC4188901 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are a systemic illness that may affect up to half of all patients. Among the extraintestinal manifestations of IBD, those involving the lungs are relatively rare and often overlooked. However, there is a wide array of such manifestations, spanning from airway disease to lung parenchymal disease, thromboembolic disease, pleural disease, enteric-pulmonary fistulas, pulmonary function test abnormalities, and adverse drug reactions. The spectrum of IBD manifestations in the chest is broad, and the manifestations may mimic other diseases. Although infrequent, physicians dealing with IBD must be aware of these conditions, which are sometimes life-threatening, to avoid further health impairment of the patients and to alleviate their symptoms by prompt recognition and treatment. Knowledge of these manifestations in conjunction with pertinent clinical data is essential for establishing the correct diagnosis and treatment. The treatment of IBD-related respiratory disorders depends on the specific pattern of involvement, and in most patients, steroids are required in the initial management. Corticosteroids, both systemic and aerosolized, are the mainstay therapeutic approach, while antibiotics must also be administered in the case of infectious and suppurative processes, whose sequelae sometimes require surgical intervention.
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Coman RM, Glover SC, Gjymishka A. Febrile pleuropericarditis, a potentially life-threatening adverse event of balsalazide – case report and literature review of the side effects of 5-aminosalicylates. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 10:667-75. [DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2014.902313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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More than one-third of patients with IBD are affected by extraintestinal manifestations or extraintestinal complications beyond the intestinal manifestation of the disease. The most common manifestations include arthropathies, mucocutaneous and ophthalmological manifestations, as well as conditions affecting the hepatobiliary system, both in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, less frequent manifestations, such as pulmonary or neurological manifestations, should also be considered in patients with IBD. Several extraintestinal manifestations follow the course of the underlying intestinal activity, whereas others are independent from the intestinal inflammation. Extraintestinal complications such as iron-deficiency anaemia and osteoporosis are consequences of the intestinal disease or of disease-specific treatment. As extraintestinal manifestations and complications strongly influence quality of life, and to avoid severe complications, adequate treatment is mandatory in affected patients. We provide a comprehensive overview of different extraintestinal manifestations and complications, including their management, in patients with IBD.
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- Claudia Ott
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany
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A Rare Side Effect due to TNF-Alpha Blocking Agent: Acute Pleuropericarditis with Adalimumab. Case Rep Rheumatol 2013; 2013:985914. [PMID: 23970991 PMCID: PMC3732623 DOI: 10.1155/2013/985914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonism is an important treatment strategy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Adalimumab is one of the well-known tumor necrosis factor-alpha blocking agents. There are several side effects reported in patients with adalimumab therapy. Cardiac side effects of adalimumab are rare. Only a few cardiac side effects were reported. A 61-year-old man treated with adalimumab for the last 6 months due to psoriatic arthritis presented with typically acute pleuropericarditis. Chest X-ray and echocardiography demonstrated marked pericardial effusion. Patient was successfully evaluated for the etiology of acute pleuro-pericarditis. Every etiology was excluded except the usage of adalimumab. Adalimumab was discontinued, and patient was treated with 1200 mg of ibuprofen daily. Control chest X-ray and echocardiography after three weeks demonstrated complete resolution of both pleural and pericardial effusions. This case clearly demonstrated the acute onset of pericarditis with adalimumab usage. Acute pericarditis and pericardial effusion should be kept in mind in patients with adalimumab treatment.
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Pericarditis, the most common disease of the pericardium, may be isolated or a manifestation of a systemic disease. The etiology of pericarditis is varied and includes infectious (especially viral and tuberculosis) and noninfectious causes (autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases, pericardial injury syndromes, and cancer [especially lung cancer, breast cancer, and lymphomas]). Most cases remain idiopathic with a conventional diagnostic evaluation. A targeted etiologic search should be directed to the most common cause on the basis of the patient's clinical background, epidemiologic issues, specific presentations, and high-risk features associated with specific etiologies or complications (fever higher than 38°C, subacute onset, large pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, lack of response to NSAIDs). The management of pericardial diseases is largely empiric because of the relative lack of randomized trials. NSAIDs are the mainstay of empiric anti-inflammatory therapy, with the possible addition of colchicine to prevent recurrences.
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