title: [Cecal solitary ulcer as a presentation of Crohn's disease].
abstract: 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 / 100,000 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.affiliation: Médico Asistente del Servicio de Gastroenterología del del Hospital II Vitarte EsSALUD.
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guzman Calderon
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montes Teves
mesh_terms: D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*