Author | Virenda Parikh, MD

September 14, 2005

A 56-year-old man complained of perianal swelling and discomfort. He reported a history of diarrhea and mucus discharge from the rectum with intermittent rectal bleeding. A colonoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of Crohn's disease of the rectum and sigmoid colon.

April 15, 2001

24-year-old woman had experienced perianal itching and a small amount of rectal bleeding for 6 months. She also complained of a perianal protrusion.