[A case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a male].
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome has been described as focal perihepatitis accompanying pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis. The highest incidence occurs in young, sexually active females. However, the syndrome has been reported to occur infrequently in males, according to the foreign literature. The predominant symptoms are right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, and pleuritic right sided chest pain. The clinical presentation is similar in men and women. In women, the spread of infection to liver capsule is thought to occur directly from infected fallopian tube via the right paracolic gutter. In men, hematogenous and lymphatic spread is thought to be postulated. Recently, we experienced a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome occurred in a man. As far as we know, it is the first report in Korea, and we report a case with a review of the literature.
Baek
Hyun Choul
HC
Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samsun Hospital, Sasang-gu, Busan, Korea.
Bae
Young Seok
YS
Lee
Kwang Jae
KJ
Kim
Dong Hyun
DH
Bae
Sang Hoon
SH
Kim
Dong Wan
DW
Yoon
Jung Bin
JB
Song
Chul Soo
CS
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D045704:Mycoplasma genitalium; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D034161:Pelvic Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin