Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Acute Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade
Authors: RALPH A. BREITENSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Letters1 September 1974Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Acute Pericarditis and Pericardial TamponadeRALPH A. BREITENSTEIN, M.D., ANTONE F. SALEL, M.D., DAVID W. WATSON, M.D.RALPH A. BREITENSTEIN, M.D., ANTONE F. SALEL, M.D., DAVID W. WATSON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-3-406_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease has been associated with numerous extraintestinal lesions, mainly in the skin, mucous membranes, joints, and hepatobiliary system (1, 2). Three previous reports have described its association with pericarditis (3, 4, 5). This case is, to our knowledge, the first reported instance of associated pericardial tamponade.A 22-year-old black man developed diarrhea in 1968 and, subsequently, abdominal cramps with bloody diarrhea; ulcerative colitis was diagnosed. A later biopsy showed granulomatous lesions in the colon compatible with granulomatous colitis. In 1970, he noted the onset of arthritis, thought to be secondary to the bowel disease....References1. KIRSNER J: Ulcerative colitis 1970—recent developments. Scand J Gastroenterol 6(suppl): 63-91, 1970 Google Scholar2. WATSON D: The problem of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Calif Med 117:25-41, 1972 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. GROSSMANDEBENEDETTI 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 Scholar5. MUKHOPADHYAYNASRGROSSMAN DKB: Pericarditis associated with inflammatory bowel disease. JAMA 211:1540-1542, 1970 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 Sections of Gastroenterology and Cardiology University of California Davis, California 95616 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCardiovascular Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review of the Pathogenesis and Management of PericarditisFebrile pleuropericarditis, a potentially life-threatening adverse event of balsalazide – case report and literature review of the side effects of 5-aminosalicylatesPleuropericarditis in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Presentation and Review of the LiteratureChronic Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade Associated with Ulcerative ColitisPulmonary Disease Associated With Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseConstrictive Pericarditis in Chronic Ulcerative ColitisCardiomyopathy and pericardial tamponade 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 as the Initial Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseUlcerative colitis complicated by Wenckebach atrioventricular block.Crohn's disease and pericarditis.Inflammatory Bowel Disease and PericarditisOWEN J. RHEINGOLD, M.D., CAPT, MC 1 September 1974Volume 81, Issue 3Page: 406-406KeywordsArthritisBiopsyColitisColonDiarrheaInflammatory bowel diseaseLesionsMucous membranesUlcerative colitis Issue Published: 1 September 1974 PDF downloadLoading ...