title: A rare cause of severe rectal bleeding: solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.
abstract: Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a rare benign disorder in children which often goes unrecognized or easily misdiagnosed with other common diseases. It usually presents with rectal bleeding, constipation, mucous discharge, prolonged straining, tenesmus, and lower abdominal pain. The rectal bleeding varies from a little fresh blood to severe hemorrhage that requires blood transfusion. We report herein a pediatric case of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome who admitted to pediatric emergency department with severe rectal bleeding for reminding this rare syndrome.
authors.affiliation: From the * Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology; †Department of Pediatrics; and ‡Department of Pathology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nafiye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Urganc
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalyoncu
authors.forename: Merve
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usta
authors.forename: Kamile Gulcin
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Eken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications*