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Perihepatitis

Liver disease

Perihepatitis is inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver.

Perihepatitis is often caused by one of the inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, known collectively as pelvic inflammatory disease.

Presentation

Some patients have sharp right upper abdominal quadrant pain. One of the complications of perihepatitis is Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome.

Etiology

Common bacterial causes for this disease are Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

References

(2019). "Goldman-Cecil Medicine".
(1980-12-01). "Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
(1970-05-07). "Gonococcal perihepatitis in a male. The Fitz-Hugh--Curtis syndrome". The New England Journal of Medicine.

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