RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mpox proctitis as a likely predisposing factor for chlamydial perihepatitis in a male patient
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 287
OP 288
DO 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055757
VO 99
IS 4
A1 Azrielant, Shir
A1 Sheffy, Amichai
A1 Kanani, Fahim
A1 Nissan, Israel
A1 Adler, Amos
A1 Dekel, Michal
YR 2023
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/99/4/287.abstract
AB Perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome) is a rare complication of sexually transmitted infections, mostly seen in women. Only 12 male cases have been reported to date, of which Chlamydia trachomatis was confirmed in 2. We report a case of chlamydial perihepatitis in a male patient, occurring 1 month after Mpox and associated with the unusual LGV ST23 strain. Our case suggests that rectal Mpox lesions may facilitate chlamydial dissemination.