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Find your community on the free RareGuru App.Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is a condition in which a woman has swelling of the tissue covering the liver as a result of having pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Symptoms most often include pain in the upper right abdomen just below the ribs, fever, nausea, or vomiting. The symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease - pain in the lower abdomen and vaginal discharge - are often present as well. FHCS is usually caused by an infection of chlamydia or gonorrhea that leads to PID; it is not known why PID progresses to FHCS in some women. Fitz-Hugh- Curtis syndrome is treated with antibiotics.
Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
Because Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is usually cured with antibiotics, long-term effects of this disease are uncommon. Rare long-term complications are thought to be related to pelvic inflammatory disease rather than FHCS and may include persistent pain, bowel obstruction, or infertility.
Last updated on 05-01-20
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) develops in up to one fourth of individuals of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). However, it is not yet known exactly how or why PID progresses to FHCS. The time it takes for PID to develop into FHCS is also unknown.
Last updated on 05-01-20
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) is treated with antibiotics, given by intravenous (IV) injection or as medication taken by mouth. The specific antibiotic medication is determined by the type of underlying infection; that is, treatment depends on whether the infection is chlamydia or gonorrhea. If pain continues after treatment with antibiotics, surgery (laparoscopy) may be done to remove bands of tissue (adhesions) that connect the liver to the abdominal wall and cause pain in individuals with FHCS.
Last updated on 05-01-20
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