Case Report
Mesalamine-Induced Myocarditis and Coronary Vasculitis in a Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Patient: A Case Report
Table 1
Correlation of symptoms progression and diagnostic data on and off Asacol.
| | On Asacol day 29 | Off Asacol day 1 | Off Asacol day 2 | Off Asacol day 3 | Off Asacol day 7 |
| Symptoms | Chest pain | Chest pain | None | None | None |
| Troponin | 0.157 ng/mL | 0.466 ng/L | 0.341 ng/mL | 0.148 ng/mL | <0.010 ng/mL | 0.447 ng/mL | 0.406 ng/mL | | | | 0.67 ng/mL | | | | |
| EKG | Sinus Tachycardia With no ST segment Changes (Figure 1) | Normal sinus rhythm with nonspecific ST changes in inferior leads (Figure 4) | Normal sinus rhythm with nonspecific ST changes | Normal sinus rhythm with sinus arrhythmia and no ST segment Changes | Normal sinus rhythm with sinus arrhythmia and T wave inversion in lead III (Figure 5) |
| ECHO | Mild-moderate dilated LV | Mildly dilated LV | Mildly dilated LV | Mildly dilated LV | Normal LV | EF at 48% | EF at 65% | EF at 59% | EF at 56% | EF at 66% | Dilated coronary arteries RCA 6 mm () LCA 5 mm (). | Proximal dilation of coronary arteries | Proximal dilation of coronary arteries RCA 6.1 mm | Proximal dilation of coronary arteries RCA 4.5 mm LCA 5 mm LDA 3.4 mm | Proximal dilation of coronary arteries RCA 3.8 mm LCA 4.8 mm LDA 3.6 mm |
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