A case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome diagnosed by noninvasive metagenomic next-generation sequencing

• Published in: Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 935 - 940
• Main Authors: Ding, Chengcheng, Chen, Run, Guo, Peng, Yang, Juhua, He, Mian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) Elsevier B.V 01.11.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Ascitic Fluid - microbiology; Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis; Chlamydia Infections - microbiology; Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydia trachomatis - genetics; Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification; Early diagnosis; Female; Hepatitis - diagnosis; Hepatitis - microbiology; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing - methods; Humans; Internal Medicine; Metagenomics - methods; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - diagnosis; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - microbiology; Peritonitis - diagnosis; Peritonitis - drug therapy; Peritonitis - microbiology; Sexually transmitted diseases; Young Adult; Sexually transmitted diseases; Early diagnosis; Chlamydia trachomatis; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome (FHCS) is an inflammation of the liver capsule as a complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in sexually active women, mostly associated with Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Classically presenting as sharp right upper quadrant pain...