Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pericarditis
Authors: OWEN J. RHEINGOLD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Comments and Corrections1 April 1975Inflammatory Bowel Disease and PericarditisOWEN J. RHEINGOLD, M.D., CAPT, MCOWEN J. RHEINGOLD, M.D., CAPT, MCAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-4-592_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I read with interest the recent report by Breitenstein, Salel, and Watson (1) of a patient with chronic inflammatory bowel disease who developed pericarditis and pericardial tamponade. They speculated whether the pericarditis would be relieved by colectomy, which could not be predicted from available experience. I present here an additional case and the first reported instance of pericarditis with pericardial tamponade occurring subsequent to colectomy.The patient was a 28-year-old white woman with ulcerative colitis for 2 years before we saw her. She had had intermittent episodes of bloody diarrhea, treated with corticosteroids and salicylazosulfapyridine (Azulfidine⌖, Pharmacia...References1. BREITENSTEINSALELWATSON RAD: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease: acute pericarditis and pericardial tamponade (letter). Ann Intern Med 81:406, 1974 LinkGoogle Scholar2. MUKHOPADHYAYNASRGROSSMAN DKB: Pericarditis associated with inflammatory bowel disease. JAMA 211:1540-1542, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. GROSSMANDEBENNEDETTI BB: Extraintestinal manifestations of chronic inflammatory bowel disease in children (abstract). Proc Inst Med Chic 28:119, 1970 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. YOUNG P: Colonic and systemic manifestations of chronic ulcerative colitis. Med Clin North Am 51:1011-1013, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Internal Medicine U.S. Munson Army Hospital Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCardiovascular Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review of the Pathogenesis and Management of PericarditisPericardial Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Report of Two CasesUlcerative ColitisChronic Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade Associated with Ulcerative ColitisThoracic Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseMesalazine-induced myopericarditis in a patient with ulcerative colitisPericarditis as the Presenting Sign of Crohnʼs DiseaseExtraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseaseConstrictive Pericarditis in Chronic Ulcerative ColitisCardiomyopathy and pericardial tamponade in ulcerative colitisPleuropericarditis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Ulcerative ColitisRecurrent Pericarditis Due to Mesalamine Hypersensitivity: A Pediatric Case Report and Review of the LiteratureMyocarditis and subcutaneous granulomas in a patient with Crohn's disease of the colonPericarditis Complicating Ulcerative ColitisPericarditis as the Initial Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCARDIAC HYPERSENSITIVITY TO 5-AMINOSALICYLIC ACIDPericarditis and ulcerative colitisAcute pericarditis: An unusual presentation of an exacerbation of ulcerative colitisCrohn's disease and pericarditis. 1 April 1975Volume 82, Issue 4Page: 592-592KeywordsColectomyDiarrheaInflammatory bowel diseaseUlcerative colitis Issue Published: 1 April 1975 PDF DownloadLoading ...