Chlamydia trachomatis-induced Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a case report

Ekabe, Cyril Jabea; Kehbila, Jules; Njim, Tsi; Kadia, Benjamin Momo; Tendonge, Celestine Ntemlefack; Monekosso, G. L.

doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2357-z

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“…Various other severe obstetrics and gynecological outcomes are associated with chlamydial infection such as preterm delivery, the premature rupture of membranes, and spontaneous abortion [67,68,69,70]. C. trachomatis is also an etiologic agent for Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome [75,76,77]. Data from a meta-analysis study have shown a positive correlation between C. trachomatis infection and cervical cancer [78].…”

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Chlamydiaceae: Diseases in Primary Hosts and Zoonosis

et al. 2019

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Bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family are a type of Gram-negative microorganism typified by their obligate intracellular lifestyle. The majority of the members in the Chlamydiaceae family are known pathogenic organisms that primarily infect the host mucosal surfaces in both humans and animals. For instance, Chlamydia trachomatis is a well-known etiological agent for ocular and genital sexually transmitted diseases, while C. pneumoniae has been implicated in community-acquired pneumonia in humans. Other chlamydial species such as C. abortus, C. caviae, C. felis, C. muridarum, C. pecorum, and C. psittaci are important pathogens that are associated with high morbidities in animals. Importantly, some of these animal pathogens have been recognized as zoonotic agents that pose a significant infectious threat to human health through cross-over transmission. The current review provides a succinct recapitulation of the characteristics as well as transmission for the previously established members of the Chlamydiaceae family and a number of other recently described chlamydial organisms.

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Chlamydiaceae: Diseases in Primary Hosts and Zoonosis

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“…The fact that M . canettii is temperature-sensitive and specifically provokes lymph node infection along the digestive tract of patients [3] furthermore narrows the possibility to alimentary contacts with uncooked or poorly cooked plants [16]. Moreover, in this study, no significant association was found between M .…”

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Decrypting the environmental sources of Mycobacterium canettii by high-throughput biochemical profiling

2019

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Mycobacterium canettii is a smooth bacillus related to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It causes lymph nodes and pulmonary tuberculosis in patients living in countries of the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti. The environmental reservoirs of M . canettii are still unknown. We aimed to further decrypt these potential reservoirs by using an original approach of High-Throughput Carbon and Azote Substrate Profiling. The Biolog Phenotype profiling was performed on six clinical strains of M . canettii and one M . tuberculosis strain was used as a positive control. The experiments were duplicated and authenticated by negative controls. While M . tuberculosis metabolized 22/190 (11%) carbon substrates and 3/95 (3%) nitrogen substrates, 17/190 (8.9%) carbon substrates and three nitrogen substrates were metabolized by the six M . canettii strains forming the so-called corebiologome. A total at 16 carbon substrates and three nitrogen substrates were metabolized in common by M . tuberculosis and the six M . canettii strains . Moreover, at least one M . canettii strain metabolized 36/190 (19%) carbon substrates and 3/95 (3%) nitrogen substrates for a total of 39/285 (13%) substrates. Classifying these carbon and nitrogen substrates into ten potential environmental sources (plants, fruits and vegetables, bacteria, algae, fungi, nematodes, mollusks, mammals, insects and inanimate environment) significantly associated carbon and nitrogen substrates metabolized by at least one M . canettii strain with plants ( p = 0.006). These results suggest that some plants endemic in the Horn of Africa may serve as ecological niches for M . canettii . Further ethnobotanical studies will indicate plant usages by local populations, then guiding field microbiological investigations in order to prove the definite environmental reservoirs of this opportunistic tuberculous pathogen.

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“…The bacteria may spread via the direct extension from peritoneal fluid from the pelvis through the paracolic gutter. 8,9 The longterm complications of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome are rare but are related to PID. They include abdominal pain, small bowel obstruction, and infertility.…”

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Pattern of skin diseases in mid-western region of Nepal

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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FCHS), also known as acute perihepatitis, is a rare disorder characterised by inflammation of the peritoneum and the tissues surrounding the liver. This syndrome can arise as a potential complication from a pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis. This is a case of 26 years’ healthy asymptomatic woman with primary infertility where this syndrome was diagnosed incidentally during laproscopy.

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Chlamydia trachomatis-induced Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome: a case report

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Chlamydiaceae: Diseases in Primary Hosts and Zoonosis

Chlamydiaceae: Diseases in Primary Hosts and Zoonosis

Decrypting the environmental sources of Mycobacterium canettii by high-throughput biochemical profiling

Pattern of skin diseases in mid-western region of Nepal

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