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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Ascites
Exudate
Budd-Chiari syndrome (hepatic vein obstruction), portal vein thrombosis
Chylous ascites (obstruction of lymphatics, e.g. surgery, lymphoma)
Infection: e.g. TB, pyogenic
Malignancy (abdominal, pelvic, peritoneal mesothelioma)
Myxoedema (hypothyroidism)
Pancreatitis

Transudate
Rare: Meigs' syndrome (ovarian fibroma, ascites, pleural effusion), ovarian
Nephrotic syndrome
Hyperstimulation
Cirrohsis
Cardiac failure, constrictive pericarditis
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