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3 lip 2023 · Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS), or perihepatitis, is a chronic manifestation of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). 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.
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).
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome, or perihepatitis, was first described by Carlos Stajano in 1920, who found adhesions between the liver capsule and the abdominal wall in patients suffering from gonococcal infections.
24 maj 2024 · 1946 – The condition became known as Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome or gonococcal perihepatitis. Malcolm M Stanley reported on three patients successfully treated with penicillin and defined the condition named as either the “Phrenic Reaction; Subcostal Syndrome of Stajano; or Fitz-Hugh—Curtis Syndrome.”
7 gru 2010 · Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome is characterized by perihepatic inflammation appearing with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), mostly in women of childbearing age. Acute pain and tenderness in the right upper abdomen is the most common symptom that makes women visit the emergency rooms.
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.
