title: [A case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a male].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samsun Hospital, Sasang-gu, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Choul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Young Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Kwang Jae
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Dong Wan
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Bin
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Chul Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin