We describe a case of multiple missed opportunities to diagnose Fitz-Hugh–Curtis
syndrome in a sexually active 26-year-old woman in the emergency department (ED) …

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Page 1 Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine FITZ-HUGH-CURTIS
SYNDROME Erica M. Simon, MD, MHA and Michael D. April, MD, DPHIL, MSC Department of …

A 23-year-old Japanese woman, previously a commercial sex worker, presented with a 2-
day history of right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain, worse on deep inspiration. She …

Abstract Background Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare extra-pelvic complication of genital
infection involving the perihepatic capsule. Most cases have been described in women in …

Fitz‐Hugh‐Curtis syndrome is a rare disease attributed to complications of pelvic
inflammatory disease secondary to chlamydia or gonorrhea infections. Patients generally …

Postpartum endometritis complicated by Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. The patient was treated
with broadspectrum antibiotics and underwent a vaginal examination under anesthesia just …

Abstract Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is a rare sequela of pelvic inflammatory disease
that must be included on the differential in patients with abdominal pain, particularly if they …

A 19-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of unexplained pain in the right
upper abdomen and fever. Her medical history noted a recent uncomplicated pregnancy …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of incidental Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome in women
undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for sterilization, infertility or chronic pelvic pain. Methods …

Abstract Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome is an extrapelvic manifestation of sexually transmitted
infections. Partly because of the lack of specific clinical and laboratory features, this …