Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Secondary to Postpartum Endometritis: Case Report and Literature Review

Silvia Amodeo; Giuseppe Paci; Giuseppe Cutaia; Bruno Murmura; Fabio Cannizzaro; Renato Venezia

doi:10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_58_20

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Secondary to Postpartum Endometritis: Case Report and Literature Review

Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther. 2021 Aug 3;10(3):184-186. doi: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_58_20. eCollection 2021 Jul-Sep.

Authors

Silvia Amodeo¹, Giuseppe Paci¹, Giuseppe Cutaia², Bruno Murmura², Fabio Cannizzaro², Renato Venezia¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
² Department of Radiological Sciences, BiND, Paolo Giaccone University Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Abstract

We report a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) 1 week after an urgent cesarean section. Although its onset in the postpartum period is poorly reported in the literature, we suggest that FHCS can complicate puerperal endometritis; therefore, it should be consider in differential diagnosis in puerpera with right upper quadrant pain. Again, it can be useful to perform a contrast computed tomography that allows early diagnosis and conservative treatment.

Keywords: Endometritis; Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome; hepatitis; pelvic inflammatory disease; peritonitis; puerperal infection.

Publication types

Case Reports