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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of ascites is cirrhosis. Other risk factors include malignancy, heart failure, and tuberculosis. Common risk factors in the development of asctes include acute liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome, liver fibrosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, constrictive pericarditis, nephrotic syndrome, pancreatitis, and serositis.

Risk Factors

• The most potent risk factor in the development of ascites is cirrhosis. Other risk factors include malignancy, heart failure, and tuberculosis.

• Common risk factors in the development of asctes include acute liver failure, hepatorenal syndrome, liver fibrosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, constrictive pericarditis, nephrotic syndrome, pancreatitis, and serositis.

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of cirrhosis include:
  • Acute liver failure
  • Hepatic failure
  • Hepatorenal syndrome
  • Liver fibrosis
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome
  • Cancer
  • Cirrhosis
  • Constrictive pericarditis
  • Heart failure
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Pancreatitis
  • Serositis
  • Tuberculosis

Less Common Risk Factors

• Less common risk factors in the development of ascites include:
  • Amebiasis
  • Ascariasis
  • Brucellosis
  • HIV infection
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Pseudomembranous colitis
  • Salmonellosis
  • Whipple's disease
  • Amyloidosis
  • Castleman's syndrome
  • Extramedullary hematopoiesis
  • Hemophagocytic syndrome
  • Histiocytosis X
  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Mastocytosis
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Abdominal pregnancy
  • Crohn's disease
  • Endometriosis
  • Gaucher's disease
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
  • Myxedema
  • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
  • POEMS syndrome
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
  • Chlamydia peritonitis