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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
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Background
- A complication of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, involving acute gonococcal or chlamydia trachomatis peritonitis of the right upper quadrant in women
- Pain is caused by liver capsule inflammation
Clinical Features[1]
- Sudden onset of severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain
- Distal pleuritic component +/- radiation to the shoulder
- May not have symptoms of PID
Differential Diagnosis
RUQ Pain
- Gallbladder disease
- Peptic ulcer disease with or without perforation
- Pancreatitis
- Acute hepatitis
- Pyelonephritis
- Pneumonia
- Kidney stone
- Pancreatitis
- GERD
- Appendicitis (retrocecal)
- Pyogenic liver abscess
- Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
- Hepatomegaly due to CHF
- Herpes zoster
- Myocardial ischemia
- Bowel obstruction
- Pulmonary embolism
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Evaluation
- Aminotransferases usually normal or mildly elevated [1]
- If CT obtained, may show inflammatory changes in pelvic and perihepatic regions
- Ultimately a diagnosis of exclusion with supporting evidence of gonorrhea or chlamydia
Management
- Fully treat pelvic inflammatory disease
Disposition
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Livengood et al. Clinical features and diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease. Uptodate.
- ↑ Curtis AH. A cause of adhesion in the right upper quadrant.JAMA. 1930;94(16):1221-1222. doi:10.1001/jama.1930.02710420033012.
- ↑ Peter, N. G.; Clark, L. R.; Jaeger, J. R. (2004). "Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: a diagnosis to consider in women with right upper quadrant pain". Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 71 (3): 233–239. doi:10.3949/ccjm.71.3.233. PMID 15055246
