19
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Advanced Peritonitis and Subclinical Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy Associated with Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Pages 555-557 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Curtis H. A cause of adhesions in the right upper quadrant. JAMA 1930; 94: 1221–2.
  • Fitz-Hugh T Jr. Acute gonococci perihepatitis of the right upper quadrant in women. JAMA 1934; 102: 2094–6.
  • Shanahan D, Gau D. Chlamydial Fitz-Hugh/Curtis syndrome. Lancet 1986; i: 1216.
  • Muller-Schoop JW, Wang SP, Munzinger J, Schlapfer HU, Knoblauch M, Tammann RW. Chlamydia trachomatis as possible cause of peritonitis and perihepatitis in young women. Br Med J 1978; 1: 1022–4.
  • Patton DL, Sweeney YT, Kuo CC. Demonstration of delayed hypersensitivity in Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis in monkeys: a pathogenic mechanism of tubal damage. J Infect Dis 1994; 169: 680–3.
  • Van Voorhis WC, Barrett LK, Sweeney YT, Kuo CC, Patton DL. Repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection of Macaca nemestrina fallopian tubes produces a Th1-like cytokine response associated with fibrosis and scarring. Infect Immun 1997; 65: 2175–82.
  • Morrison RP, Belland RJ, Lyng K, Caldwell HD. Chlamydial disease pathogenesis. The 57-kD chlamydial hypersensitivity antigen is a stress response protein. J Exp Med 1989; 170: 1271–83.
  • Money DM, Hawes SE, Eschenbach DA, Peeling RW, Brunham R, Wolner-Hanssen P, et al. Antibodies to the chlamydial 60 kd heat-shock protein are associated with laparoscopically confirmed perihepatitis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 176: 8707.
  • Semel JD. Cutaneous findings in a case of psittacosis. Arch Dermatol 1984; 120: 1227–9.
  • Fryer RH, Schwobe EP, Woods ML, Rodgers GM. Chlamydia species infect human vascular endothelial cells and induce procoagulant activity. J Invest Med 1997; 45: 168–74.
  • Van Westreenen M, Pronk A, Diepersloot RJ, de Groot PG, Leguit P. Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human mesothelial cells alters proinflammatory, procoagulant, and fibrinolytic responses. Infect Immun 1998; 66: 2352–5.
  • Hillebrand DJ, Runyon BA, Yasmineh WG, Rynders GP. Ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase insensitivity in detecting tuberculous peritonitis in the United State. Hepatology 1996; 24: 1408–12.
  • Aoki Y, Katoh O, Nakanishi Y, Kuroki S, Yamada H. A comparison study of IFN-gamma, ADA, and CA125 as the diagnostic parameters in tuberculous pleuritis. Respir Med 1994; 88: 139–43.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.