Cecal solitary ulcer as a presentation of Crohn´s disease

Crohn’s Disease, is a rare inflammatory bowel disease in Perú. Incidence rates vary from 1,6 – 14,6 / 100 000 and prevalence rate is 140 / 100000 in the western hemisphere. We report a case of 52 y.o male patient from Callao Peru, with a colonoscopy image of a solitary cecal ulcer and without other gastrointestinal findings and a histology suggestive of Crohn’s Disease with a ASCA positive and p –ANCA negative.
Authors: Guzman Calderon, Edson; Montes Teves, Pedro
Source: Rev. gastroenterol. Perú
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10757/324131