Anasarca causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Overview

Common causes of anasarca include cardiovascular events, drug-induced side effects, gastroenterologic events, genetic factors, metabolic conditions, and ob/gyn conditions, such as pregnancy.

Common Causes

• Calcium channel blockers
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Docetaxel
• Eclampsia
• Fludrocortisone
• Haemolytic disease of the newborn
• Heart failure
• Kwashiorkor
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Minoxidil
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
• POEMS syndrome
• Pramipexole
• Pregnancy
• Sodium overload
• Water overload
• Yellow nail syndrome

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Cardiac tamponade , Constrictive pericarditis, Cor pulmonale, Dilated cardiomyopathy, Effusive-constrictive pericarditis, Heart failure, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,Restrictive cardiomyopathy, Tricuspid stenosis
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Calcium channel blockers, Diazoxide, Docetaxel, Estrogens Fludrocortisone, Interleukin-2 therapy, Minoxidil, Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, Corticosteriods
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Corticosteriods
Environmental	Water intoxication
Gastroenterologic	Alcoholic liver disease , Autoimmune hepatitis, Chronic hepatitis B, Chronic hepatitis C,Hepatic cirrhosis, Hepatic venous obstruction, Hereditary hemochromatosis, Portal thrombosis, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson's disease
Genetic	Angioedema, Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Hereditary angioedema Hereditary hemochromatosis, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Wilson's disease, Yellow nail syndrome
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Water intoxication, excess intravenous fluids
Infectious Disease	Tropical sprue
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	Hypoalbuminemia, Hypoproteinemia, Kwashiorkor, Malnutrition Protein loss, Protein-losing enteropathy, Reduced albumin synthesis, Refeeding edema, Sodium overload, Tropical sprue, Water overload
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Eclampsia, Estrogens, Haemolytic disease of the newborn, Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome,Pregnancy
Oncologic	Malignant ascites
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	Water intoxication
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	Nephrotic syndrome
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Haemolytic disease of the newborn, Autoimmune hepatitis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Trauma
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

• Acute renal failure
• Allergic reactions
• Angioedema
• Burns
• Calcium channel blockers
• Capillary leak syndrome
• Cardiac tamponade
• Chronic kidney disease
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Cor pulmonale
• Diazoxide
• Corticosteriods
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Docetaxel
• Eclampsia
• Effusive-constrictive pericarditis
• Estrogens
• Fludrocortisone
• Glomerulonephritis
• Haemolytic disease of the newborn
• Heart failure
• Hepatic cirrhosis
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Chronic hepatitis B
  • Chronic hepatitis C
  • Hepatic venous obstruction
  • Hereditary hemochromatosis
  • Primary biliary cirrhosis
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Wilson's disease
• Hereditary angioedema
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Hypoalbuminemia
• Hypoproteinemia
• Hypothyroidism
• Idiopathic edema
• Increased capillary permeability
• Increased interstitial oncotic pressure
• Interleukin-2 therapy
• Kwashiorkor
• Lymphatic obstruction
• Malnutrition
• Malignant ascites
• Minoxidil
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
• POEMS syndrome
• Portal thrombosis
• Pramipexole
• Pregnancy
• Protein loss
• Protein-losing enteropathy
• Reduced albumin
• Refeeding
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Rifaximin
• Severe inflammation or sepsis
• Sodium overload
• Thiazolidinediones
• Trauma (severe trauma)
• Tricuspid stenosis
• Tropical sprue
• Venous obstruction
• Water overload
• Yellow nail syndrome