A rare case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome caused by
Chlamydia trachomatis
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome
HIV
Infectious diseases
men who have sex with men
pelvic inflammatory disease
Journal
SAGE open medical case reports
ISSN: 2050-313X
Titre abrégé: SAGE Open Med Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101638686
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
05
07
2018
accepted:
14
12
2018
entrez:
8
2
2019
pubmed:
8
2
2019
medline:
8
2
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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
Identifiants
pubmed: 30728975
doi: 10.1177/2050313X18823592
pii: 10.1177_2050313X18823592
pmc: PMC6350016
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
2050313X18823592Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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