Perihepatitis
Encyclopedia
Perihepatitis is inflammation
of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver
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Perihepatitis is often caused by one of the inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, known collectively as Pelvic inflammatory disease
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Some patients have sharp right upper abdominal quadrant pain. One of the complications
of perihepatitis is Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
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Common bacteria for this disease are Chlamydia
Trachomatis and Gonococcus
Inflammation
Inflammation is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Inflammation is a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process...
of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver
Liver
The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...
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Perihepatitis is often caused by one of the inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, known collectively as Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a generic term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs. This may lead to infections. PID is a vague term and can refer to viral, fungal, parasitic, though most...
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Some patients have sharp right upper abdominal quadrant pain. One of the complications
Complication (medicine)
Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a medical treatment. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher number of signs, symptoms or new pathological changes, become widespread throughout the body or affect other organ systems. A...
of perihepatitis is Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease named after the two physicians, Thomas Fitz-Hugh, Jr and Arthur Hale Curtis who first reported this condition in 1934 and 1930 respectively. It involves liver capsule inflammation.-Pathophysiology:Fitz-Hugh-Curtis...
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Common bacteria for this disease are Chlamydia
Chlamydia (bacterium)
Chlamydia is a genus of bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites. Chlamydia infections are the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infections in humans and are the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide....
Trachomatis and Gonococcus