scholarly journals Chlamydia trachomatis Associated Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Schlarb, MSIII ◽  
◽  
Andrew Martin, MD ◽  
Timothy A. VanHoose, MD ◽  
Ronald J. Zagoria, MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Chlamydia Trachomatis Associated Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Masquerading Acute Cholecystitis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Richmond Ronald Gomes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Inflammatory Disease ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Right ◽  
Cause Of Pain ◽  
Enhancement Characteristic ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome (FHCS) isa rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) characterized by inflammation of the liver capsule (perihepatitis) following the spread of a pelvic starting point infection leading to the creation of adhesions. The most commonly involved germ is Chlamydia trachomatis. The condition is named after the two physicians, Thomas Fitz-Hugh, Jr and Arthur Hale Curtis who first reported this condition in 1934 and 1930 respectively. The clinical presentation can be misleading and simulate cholecystitis or other cause of pain in the right hypochondrium. In imaging, it results in a contrast enhancement characteristic of the hepatic capsule at portal time.

scholarly journals A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2050313X1882359
Author(s):  
Iva Lisičar ◽  
Josip Begovac ◽  
Šime Zekan
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Quadrant Pain ◽  
Upper Abdominal ◽  
Abdominal Quadrant ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome, a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease, is an inflammation of the liver capsule (thus called perihepatitis) and the surrounding peritoneum. It occurs extremely rarely in men and is typically characterized by a sudden onset of severe pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant. Ultrasound examination of the liver does not reveal any morphologic changes, and liver function tests are usually normal. Computerized tomography shows the thickening of the perihepatic fat, but definitive diagnosis is only possible by direct visualization by laparoscopy or laparotomy. We present a 33-year-old HIV-positive man with Chlamydia trachomatis proctitis who developed severe right upper abdominal quadrant pain. Abdominal ultrasound did not show any liver pathology, while computerized tomography revealed hepatic capsular thickening. After 21 days of doxycycline therapy, the patient’s symptoms subsided. Based on the clinical presentation and liver computerized tomography examination, the diagnosis of proctitis and the resulting Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome was made. Although it is rarely seen in male patients, it should be a part of differential diagnosis in patients who present with right upper abdominal quadrant pain, especially in men who have sex with other men.

scholarly journals Chlamydia trachomatis-induced Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril Jabea Ekabe ◽  
Jules Kehbila ◽  
Tsi Njim ◽  
Benjamin Momo Kadia ◽  
Celestine Ntemlefack Tendonge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Association of Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

1981 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Paavonen ◽  
P. Saikku ◽  
J. von Knorring ◽  
K. Aho ◽  
S. P. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

scholarly journals A Operated Case of Ileus Caused by Perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome) Supposedly due to Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection.

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1331-1335
Author(s):  
Hiroki Hayakawa ◽  
Masahiro Suenaga ◽  
Jyunichi Tobinaga ◽  
Yuuki Takeuchi ◽  
Masashi Uchimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

1980 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
pp. 1034-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
San-Pin Wang ◽  
David A. Eschenbach ◽  
King K. Holmes ◽  
Gael Wager ◽  
J.Thomas Grayston
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Chlamydia trachomatis Antibody in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Yeal Choi ◽  
Jung Oak Kang ◽  
Sung Ro Chung ◽  
Youhern Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome
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