Mesalamine and pleural effusion Patient Reports February 11, 2012

Mesalamine Side Effects Report #5386358-8
Mesalamine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on June 27, 2007. Male patient, 32 years of age, was diagnosed with colitis ulcerative and was treated with Mesalamine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: cardiac tamponade, cardiomegaly, diarrhoea, jugular vein distension, pericardial effusion, pericarditis, pleural effusion, tachycardia, tachypnoea. Mesalamine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with INDOMETHACIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Mesalamine Side Effects Report #5157690-8
Mesalamine side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from NEW ZEALAND on Nov 01, 2006. Female patient, 31 years of age, was diagnosed with colitis ulcerative and was treated with Mesalamine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: antinuclear antibody positive, cryptogenic organising pneumonia, haemoglobin decreased, pleural effusion. Mesalamine dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.