title: A retrorectal abscess due to Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum.
abstract: A case of retrorectal abscess due to Crohn's disease is reported. This is a rare complication, of which only one previous report in the literature has been found.
authors.affiliation: Belfast City Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Spence
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery