About Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome is one of the many Sexually Transmitted Infections that inflict human beings. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome can have a very serious effect on the health of the infected individual. This syndrome is caused by pelvic infection, from where the bacteria spread through the abdominal region and is responsible for causing inflammation of the tissue that surround the liver. 15-30% of women having pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) are infected by it. However, it may also infect women who are not victims of PID, and in men too.
Symptoms of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
In such a condition, the liver tissue get inflamed and results in the formation of tissue connections which are not normal, especially adhesions between the inside part of the abdomen and the outer part of the liver. In many individuals, no symptoms are caused by these inflammatory adhesions. On such occasions, it becomes very hard to detect Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome. However, many people who are infected by it, are subjected to acute pain in the abdomen's upper right region, just over the gall bladder. Gradually this pain might make its way towards the right shoulder of the infected person and the pain also enhances when the person coughs, sneezes or moves. Primarily caused by pelvic infection, the major symptoms associated with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome include vomiting, nausea, fever, chills, and headaches.
Diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Generally, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome cannot be felt or seen by a doctor, and for this reason, pain in the upper abdomen can be suggested as diagnosis. A pelvis infection being present can also give a very valuable clue. As there can be many causes for abdominal pain, presence of PID is very significant. In women, the usual causes of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome are gonorrhea and chlamydia. The presence of the infection increases the count of the white blood cells (WBCs) and the Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Computed tomography (CT) scan, abdominal ultrasound and chest X-ray can rule out diseases that have similar symptoms, while detecting Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome.
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Treatment of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Antibiotics to treat the infections and pain medicine are very effective in the treatment of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome. An individual should avoid sexual acts until the infection is cleared, as it may lead to transmission of the infection to the individual's partner.
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