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AMBOSS: "Characterized by violin-string-like adhesions extending from the peritoneum to the liver"
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/pL0LAg?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=anki&utm_campaign=anki&utm_term=fitz%2Bhugh%2Bcurtis&guid=O.~E%2525q5xw%252A&aid=298bfc66-b119-4c76-b7ef-8bfc7d192ab2&uid=ptfeLeLy0#Z989303e146ff0f3c2b68c5b9b6c6a3a6
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- Specifically a rare complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Some sources note that Chlamydia trachomatis infection may also lead to this

Photo Credit: Hic et nunc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Some sources note that Chlamydia trachomatis infection may also lead to this

Photo Credit: Hic et nunc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lecture Notes
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Watch Neisseria gonorrhoeae




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Watch associated Bootcamp video - Gram Negative Diplococci: Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (perihepatitis)
Laparoscopy; caudal view on the right epigastrium
Fibrous adhesions between the peritoneal surface and the liver; no other pathological finding
Fibrous adhesions between the peritoneal surface and the liver; no other pathological finding
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