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A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 7 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823592
Lisičar, Iva; Begovac, Josip; Zekan, Šime

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Lisičar, I., Begovac, J. & Zekan, Š. (2019). A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 7.. doi: 10.1177/2050313X18823592

Lisičar, Iva, et al. "A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient." SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, vol. 7, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823592

Lisičar, Iva, Josip Begovac and Šime Zekan. "A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient." SAGE Open Medical Case Reports 7 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823592

Lisičar, I., Begovac, J. and Zekan, Š. (2019) 'A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient', SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 7. doi: 10.1177/2050313X18823592

Lisičar I, Begovac J, Zekan Š. A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports [Internet]. 2019 January 16 [cited 2024 May 09];7. doi: 10.1177/2050313X18823592

I. Lisičar, J. Begovac and Š. Zekan, "A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient", SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, vol. 7, January 2019. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:401271. [Accessed: 09 May 2024]

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Title (english)A rare case of Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome caused by Chlamydia trachomatis in an HIV-positive male patient
AuthorIva Lisičar
AuthorJosip Begovac
AuthorŠime Zekan
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome, a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease, is an inflammation of the liver capsule (thus called perihepatitis) and the surrounding peritoneum. It occurs extremely rarely in men and is typically characterized by a sudden onset of severe pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant. Ultrasound examination of the liver does not reveal any morphologic changes, and liver function tests are usually normal. Computerized tomography shows the thickening of the perihepatic fat, but definitive diagnosis is only possible by direct visualization by laparoscopy or laparotomy. We present a 33-year-old HIV-positive man with Chlamydia trachomatis proctitis who developed severe right upper abdominal quadrant pain. Abdominal ultrasound did not show any liver pathology, while computerized tomography revealed hepatic capsular thickening. After 21 days of doxycycline therapy, the patient’s symptoms subsided. Based on the clinical presentation and liver computerized tomography examination, the diagnosis of proctitis and the resulting Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome was made. Although it is rarely seen in male patients, it should be a part of differential diagnosis in patients who present with right upper abdominal quadrant pain, especially in men who have sex with other men.
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Case study
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleSAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Numberingvol. 7
p-ISSN2050-313X
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823592
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:401271
Publication2019-01-16
Document URLhttp://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X18823592
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