Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in a male patient due to urinary tract infection

Clin Imaging. 2015 Sep-Oct;39(5):917-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.04.012. Epub 2015 Apr 25.

Abstract

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is inflammation of the liver capsule usually associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. FHCS has been rarely reported in male patients, and hematogenous and lymphatic spread to the liver is thought to be the underlying mechanism. Although a confirmatory diagnosis was made by laparoscopy, contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan is considered the first-line imaging tool in clinical diagnosis of FHCS. We report a case of FHCS that developed in a young male patient with a urinary tract infection.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Fitz–Hugh–Curtis syndrome; Male; Urinary tract infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia Infections / etiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hepatitis / diagnosis
  • Hepatitis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / diagnosis
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / etiology*
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis
  • Peritonitis / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis
  • Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

  • Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome