Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in male without presentation of sexually transmitted disease.

Abstract

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a type of perihepatitis that causes liver capsular infection without infecting the hepatic parenchyma or pelvis. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is known to occur commonly in women of childbearing age who do not use oral contraceptives and have sexual partners older than 25 years of age. However, the syndrome has been reported to occur rarely in males. The clinical symptoms are right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, and pleuritic right sided chest pain. The clinical presentation is similar in male and female. We experienced a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a 60-year-old man with the chief complaint of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Despite a previous history of gonorrhea, we have also described our experiences of improved symptoms and recovery with allopathic medicines and have thereby reported the present case with a literature review.

• Authors: Haram Yi, Chan Sup Shim, Gyu Won Kim, Jung Seok Kim, In Zoo Choi
• Journal: World journal of clinical cases (World J Clin Cases) Vol. 3 Issue 11 Pg. 965-9 (Nov 16 2015) ISSN: 2307-8960 [Print] United States
• PMID: 26601101 (Publication Type: Case Reports)