SOLITARY RECTAL ULCER IN A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF RECTAL BLEEDING IN CHILDHOOD

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a very rare cause of rectal bleeding in both children and adults. It is of importance in that it may mimic other, more serious rectal pathology such as Crohn's disease, ulcerat ive colitis, villous papilloma, or carcinoma. We report an unusual cau se of rectal bleeding in a child due to solitary rectal ulcer syndrome with a review of the literature.