The Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome describes inflammation of the liver capsule, a perihepatitis, due to gonococcal or Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
It is usually associated with pelvic inflammatory disease, and rarely, occurs in men.
Clinically, it may present with a friction rub over the liver.
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