Infectious Disease Compendium

Perihepatitis aka Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Diagnosis

Infection around the liver. Mostly in females.

Epidemiologic Risks

Usually a complication of PID. Supposedly the RUQ has the lowest pressure, so the PID pus is sucked into the RUQ space.

Microbiology

N. gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, but other organisms have been associated with laparoscopic surgery.

Empiric Therapy

Treat for PID.

Last Update: 12/19/18.