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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov 28;130(3):e121-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.033. Epub 2007 Sep 24.

Balsalazide-induced myocarditis

E Robertson, D Austin, N Jamieson, K J Hogg
Case Reports

Balsalazide-induced myocarditis

E Robertson et al. Int J Cardiol. .

Abstract

A 38 year-old man with ulcerative colitis recently treated with balsalazide was admitted with chest pain. Investigations demonstrated myocardial necrosis, ECG changes, echocardiographic wall motion abnormalities but normal epicardial coronary arteries and no LV scar on cardiac MRI. Myocarditis was diagnosed and balsalazide therapy was withdrawn, resulting in a full recovery and resolution of abnormalities.

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