Open AccessA Rare Case of Chlamydia Trachomatis Associated Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Masquerading Acute Cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Richmond Ronald Gomes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gynecology research reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-1255
DOI - 10.47363/jgrrr/2020(2)122
Subject(s) - pelvic inflammatory disease , cholecystitis , medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , fibrous capsule of glisson , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , capsule , pelvic pain , general surgery , surgery , gynecology , gastroenterology , gallbladder , biology , botany
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.