What Is Ascites?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Causes of Ascites
As briefly mentioned, cirrhosis accounts for most of the cases of ascites. Most cirrhosis cases are caused by alcohol consumption with other causes including viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease.
Ascites can also occur due to heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, cancer, Kwashiorkor (a type of malnutrition), Budd-Chiari disease, pancreatitis, tuberculosis, nephrotic syndrome, serositis, hereditary angioedema, and more. Rare causes of ascites are mastocytosis, hypothyroidism, renal dialysis, Meigs syndrome, vasculitis, abdominal tuberculosis, and peritoneum mesothelioma.
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