A Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome in a Male.
10.4166/kjg.2010.55.3.203
- Author:
Hyun Choul BAEK
1
;
Young Seok BAE
;
Kwang Jae LEE
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Sang Hoon BAE
;
Dong Wan KIM
;
Jung Bin YOON
;
Chul Soo SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samsun Hospital, Busan, Korea. scsdoc2000@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome;
Perihepatitis;
Man
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use;
Humans;
Male;
Mycoplasma Infections/*diagnosis/drug therapy;
*Mycoplasma genitalium;
Ofloxacin/therapeutic use;
Pelvic Infection/*diagnosis/drug therapy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2010;55(3):203-207
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome has been described as focal perihepatitis accompanying pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis. The highest incidence occurs in young, sexually active females. However, the syndrome has been reported to occur infrequently in males, according to the foreign literature. The predominant symptoms are right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, and pleuritic right sided chest pain. The clinical presentation is similar in men and women. In women, the spread of infection to liver capsule is thought to occur directly from infected fallopian tube via the right paracolic gutter. In men, hematogenous and lymphatic spread is thought to be postulated. Recently, we experienced a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome occurred in a man. As far as we know, it is the first report in Korea, and we report a case with a review of the literature.
