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Possible Causes For Ascites in Children - Causes
- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Neonatal hepatitis
Cirrhosis, syphilitic (Hepar lobatum)
Enterocolitis, tuberculous
Filariasis
Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis) disease
Syphilis, congenital
Tuberculosis peritonitis- Infected organ, Abscesses
Peritonitis, acute- Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Pancreatitis, acute- Neoplastic Disorders
Intestinal/gut lymphoma
Lymphoma/malignant, non-Hodgkins
Pseudomyxoma, peritonei
Retroperitoneal lymphoma
Wilms tumor- Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
Glomerulonephritis, post-streptococcal
Nephrotic syndrome
Lipoid nephrosis/Minimal change disease
Eosinophilic peritonitis- Metabolic, Storage Disorders
Analbuminemia
Tyrosinemia, hereditary
Wilsons Disease
Galactosemia
Goldberg Syndrome
Lysosomal Cytochome oxidase deficiency- Biochemical Disorders
Hypoalbuminemia/hypoproteinemia- Deficiency Disorders
Malnutrition/Starvation
Edema of malnutrition (nutritional)
Kwashiorkor (protein deficiency,severe)- Congenital, Developmental Disorders
Tricuspid valve, stenosis
Cirrhosis, congenital/neonatal
Nephrotic syndrome, congenital
Congenital Central Lymphatics Obstruction/Dysplasia- Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
Mediterranean fever, periodic
Cirrhosis/childhood Indian type
Alpers cerebral degeneration of infancy
Drash's syndrome- Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Ovarian cyst/torsion pedicle- Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Hepatic vein occlusion/thrombus
Portal vein thrombosis
Acute Hepatic Vein Thrombosis- Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
Portal hypertension
Portal hypertension, presinusoidal- Reference to Organ System
Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Cirrhosis
Congestive heart failure
Right congestive heart failure/chronic
Cardiomyopathy, dilated
Anasarca
Cardiomyopathy
Cirrhosis, cardiac- Synonyms
- Abdominal dropsy, abdominis hydrops, Ascites, Ascites (disorder), Fluid in peritoneal cavity, Fluid in peritoneal cavity (finding), hydroperitoneum, Hydroperitonia, hydrops abdominis, in children, peritoneal dropsy, peritoneal exudate
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