Stajano, Fitz-Hugh, Curtis Syndrome. A review and case presentation

Abstract

Stajano, Fitz-Hugh, Curtis Syndrome is a rare clinical presentation of upper genital infections, characterized by few pelvic symptoms and perihepatitis attributed to direct bacterial infection. The perihepatic component usually presents as right hypochondrium pain, tenderness, and "violin strings" hepatophrenic adhesions. This atypical clinical presentation leads to frequent late or misdiagnoses, such as cholecystitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, pyelonephritis, urolithiasis, or hepatophrenic abscesses. In this paper we carried out a historical review of the knowledge that have occurred over time, of this particular clinical presentation.