Chlamydia trachomatis as a cause of acute perihepatitis associated with pelvic inflammatory disease

Of four cases of acute salpingitis and perihepatitis confirmed by laparoscopy Chlamydia trachomatis was cultured from the cervix only in two and from both the cervix uteri and the Fallopian tubes in two; the latter finding has not been reported from cases with combined salpingitis and perihepatitis...

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Published in:British journal of venereal diseases 1981-02, Vol.57 (1), p.41-43
Main Authors: Dalaker, K, Gjønnaess, H, Kvile, G, Urnes, A, Anestad, G, Bergan, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Cervix Uteri - microbiology
Chlamydia Infections
Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification
Fallopian Tubes - microbiology
Female
Hepatitis - etiology
Humans
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - etiology
Peritonitis - etiology
Syndrome
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Summary:Of four cases of acute salpingitis and perihepatitis confirmed by laparoscopy Chlamydia trachomatis was cultured from the cervix only in two and from both the cervix uteri and the Fallopian tubes in two; the latter finding has not been reported from cases with combined salpingitis and perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome). Since gonococci, other aerobic, or anaerobic bacteria were not isolated from the Fallopian tubes, an aetiological relationship between C trachomatis and the Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is suggested.
ISSN:0007-134X
1368-4973
1472-3263
DOI:10.1136/sti.57.1.41