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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

  • Violin string adhesions of the liver
  • Perihepatitis

Nature

The majority of patients who have violin-string adhesions of the liver have no symptoms at all. Some, however, get pain when taking a deep breath. Possible causes include infection like ruptured appendix, gonorrhoea, chlamydia or pelvic inflammatory disease from any source.

Broader

Liver diseases
Presentable

Aggravated by

Chlamydia
Excellent
Gonorrhoea
Presentable
Ruptured appendix
Unpresentable

Related

Hepatitis
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
J7551
DOCID
12075510
D7NID
159009
Last update
Nov 8, 2022