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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
30
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Circumscribed peritonitis with perihepatitis resulting from previous female gonococcal infection is now commmonly known as Fitz-Hugh Curtis (FHC) syndrome. Contamination of the peritoneum through the Fallopian tubes and the fact that the gonococcal inflammation (frequency, though not always confirmed) remains superficial with little production of pus explain why the perihepatic lesions are fibrinous, adhesion-forming and tend to subside spontanesouly. The pathophysiological mechanisms, however, are complicated by recent reports of FHC syndrome in males. Beside Neisseria gonorrhoeae, other organisms growing in the genital tract are probably involved. When necessary, coelio-laparoscopy is the method of choice to confirm the diagnosis. The four cases reported here illustrate the various symptomatic and evolutive aspects of the syndrome.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-1518
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2057-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Circumscribed peritonitis of genital origin or gonococcal perihepatitis Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (author's transl)].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports