title: [Ten cases of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome].
abstract: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, a kind of perihepatitis, occurs approximately in 3 to 10 percent of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease. It is not easy to detect in clinical settings due to requirement of invasive methods for diagnosis, for example, like a laparoscopic examination. Now, it has become possible to recognize it easily with the aid of non-invasive methods including an abdominal dynamic CT scan and laboratory tests. Moreover, it can be improved after the oral administration of antibiotics. Therefore, noninvasive diagnosis is desirable. Herein, clinical characteristics of ten cases of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome are reported, with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Hye Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Koon Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Young Don
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Mun
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jeong Uk
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gab Jin
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cheon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed