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3 lip 2023 · Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS), or perihepatitis, is a chronic manifestation of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).[1] It is described as an inflammation of the liver capsule, without the involvement of the liver parenchyma, with adhesion formation accompanied by right upper quadrant pain.
The major symptom and signs include an acute onset of RUQ abdominal pain aggravated by breathing, coughing or laughing, which may also present with referred pain to the right shoulder. There is usually also tenderness on palpation of the right upper abdomen and tenderness to percussion of the lower ribs which protect the liver.
17 lut 2023 · Also known as gonococcal perihepatitis or perihepatitis syndrome, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs in 4% to 14% of women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and up to 27% of adolescents with PID.
12 maj 2009 · Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a general term for infection of the upper genital tract in women. Infection is most often caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis.
5 gru 2022 · What Are the Symptoms? Who’s at Risk? How Is It Diagnosed? 3 min read. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare disorder that happens when pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) causes swelling of...
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome is a perihepatitis associated with acute salpingitis. Symptoms and signs include acute onset of severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain, friction rub over the anterior liver surface, and physical signs of pelvic inflammatory disease on pelvic examination (see Chapter 18).
13 kwi 2022 · Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS), or perihepatitis, is the inflammation of the liver capsule and overlying peritoneum associated with adhesion formation, without the involvement of the hepatic parenchyma. It is a chronic complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
