Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome: A rare condition where the thin layer around the liver becomes infected as a result of a spread of infection from gonococcal or chlamydial infections in females. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is available below.
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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, or a subtype of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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