Case Presentation: A 27 yo male with ulcerative colitis (UC) and childhood asthma presented with a dry cough, fever and weight loss for 6 weeks. One and a half years prior to admission, he was diagnosed with UC for which he was started on oral mesalamine 1.2 g/day. Prior to admission, he visited an outpatient [...]

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male with a past medical history of uncomplicated bio-naïve mild ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosed on a recent colonoscopy on oral mesalamine 4.8 grams/day presented to the hospital for acute onset central chest pain two weeks after initiation of therapy. The character of the chest pain was sharp, worsening with deep inspiration, [...]