Kosin Med J.  2018 Dec;33(2):223-227. 10.7180/kmj.2018.33.2.223.

A Case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a male patient

• Lee SH
• Yang JI
• Choi JS

• KMID: 2430738
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2018.33.2.223

Abstract

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome has been described as perihepatitis associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). It is classically seen in premenopausal young women who have right upper quadrant pain, usually but not always accompanied by symptoms of PID, and is frequently confused with biliary tract disease. However, the syndrome has rarely been reported in males. The predominant symptom is right upper quadrant pain, but PID may not be present in male patients. Here, we report a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a young male patient, which was diagnosed by serological tests and computed tomography. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome should be considered as a possible cause of pain in the right upper quadrant in male patients, although such a case is very rare.

Keyword

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome; Male; Perihepatitis

MeSH Terms

Biliary Tract Diseases
Female
Humans
Male*
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Serologic Tests

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Abdominal CT finding. Linear capsular enhancement (arrow head) was noted, on both arterial phase image (A) and delayed phase image (B).

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