{"id":1834,"date":"2009-12-17T23:17:14","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T04:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2014-08-20T09:02:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T13:02:27","slug":"fitzhughcurtis-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2009\/12\/fitzhughcurtis-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome is a sequela of pelvic infection<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pathophysiology of Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> in women, fibrous adhesions running from the anterior surface of the liver to the parietal peritoneum <strong>2)<\/strong> cause is retrograde spread of pelvic infection <strong>3)<\/strong> associated organisms are gonococcal and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chlamydia_trachomatis\">Chlamydia trachomatis<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nSigns and Symptoms<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> tenderness and pain in the right upper quadrant <strong>2)<\/strong> friction rub<\/p>\n<h4>Characteristic Test Findings<\/h4>\n<p><em>Laboratory<\/em> &#8211; <strong>1)<\/strong> elevated transaminases <strong>2)<\/strong> increased titers of antibodies to <em>C. trachomatis<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Histology\/Gross Pathology<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2984\" title=\"fitzhughcurtis\" alt=\"fitzhughcurtis\" src=\"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/fitzhughcurtis.jpg\" width=\"304\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome is marked by fibrous adhesions from liver capsule to peritoneum and abdominal wall<\/p>\n<h4>Associated Conditions<\/h4>\n<p>salpingitis<\/p>\n<h4>Inheritance\/Epidemiology<\/h4>\n<p>originally described as sequelae of gonococcal infection 2) now 75% of cases are <em>C. trachomatis<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitz Hugh Curtis syndrome is a sequela of pelvic infection Pathophysiology of Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome 1) in women, fibrous adhesions running from the anterior surface of the liver to the parietal peritoneum 2) cause is retrograde spread of pelvic infection 3) associated organisms are gonococcal and Chlamydia trachomatis Signs and Symptoms 1) tenderness and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5123,46,63],"tags":[382,380,379,381],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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