Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a male patient due to urinary tract infection

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Abstract

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is inflammation of the liver capsule usually associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. FHCS has been rarely reported in male patients, and hematogenous and lymphatic spread to the liver is thought to be the underlying mechanism. Although a confirmatory diagnosis was made by laparoscopy, contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan is considered the first-line imaging tool in clinical diagnosis of FHCS. We report a case of FHCS that developed in a young male patient with a urinary tract infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)917-919
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Imaging
Volume39
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015.09.1

Keywords

  • Computed tomography
  • Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
  • Male
  • Urinary tract infection

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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