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[[ | [[Inflammatory bowel disease]] ([[IBD]]) has been associated with the development of [[pericarditis]] and or [[myocarditis]] in one third of IBD patients. Treatement with drugs containing 5-aminosalicylic acid have been associated with the development of [[pericarditis]] in inflammatory bowel disease.<ref name="pmid16080383">{{cite journal |author=Tunc B, Filik L, Ulker A, Parlak E |title=Two cases of pericarditis associated with inflammatory bowel disease |journal=Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) |volume=48 |issue=1 |pages=43–4 |year=2005 |pmid=16080383 |doi= |url=}}</ref> Those with [[Crohn's disease]] seem to be at a lower risk than [[ulcerative colitis]]. [[Ulcerative colitis]] may also be associated with [[endocarditis]] as well.<ref>Lichtenstein G R, The Clinician's Guide to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2003, ISBN 1556425546</ref> | ||
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Overview
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with the development of pericarditis and or myocarditis in one third of IBD patients. Treatement with drugs containing 5-aminosalicylic acid have been associated with the development of pericarditis in inflammatory bowel disease.[1] Those with Crohn's disease seem to be at a lower risk than ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis may also be associated with endocarditis as well.[2]
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