Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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Right upper abdominal pain in the presence of pelvic inflammatory disease is called Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. It is due to perihepatitis secondary to transperitoneal spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis. ⋯ A case history demonstrates how clinical recognition allows effective management before the results of laboratory investigations are available. The Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is readily treated with conventional antibiotic regimens.