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From Mary Kugler, R.N., for About.com

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

Sunday March 13, 2005
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is a condition in which bacteria, usually from a pelvic infection, spread through the abdomen and cause inflammation of the tissue surrounding the liver. It occurs in 15-30% of women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), but may also occur in women without PID, and in men.

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May 16, 2008 at 8:38 pm
(1) jess says:

Does this make your legs swell?

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