Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

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Acute gonococcal perihepatitis
This is a disorder that develops adhesions between the liver and the diaphragm in females, as a result of complications of pelvic inflammatory disease.

Complications: Acute gonococcal or chlamydial salpingitis may lead to the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (perihepatitis that causes upper right quadrant pain). Infection may become chronic, characterized by intermittent exacerbations and remissions.

Other, less common complications include abscesses, pyomyositis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis, and perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome).

Involvement of the heart or brain can cause endocarditis or meningitis. Liver involvement in women can cause perihepatitis or Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. Infection of the eyes causes conjunctivitis.

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare disorder that occurs almost exclusively in women. It is characterized by inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach (peritoneum) and the tissues surrounding the liver (perihepatitis).

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