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Liver injury and ascites in dengue.

Sir, T original article “The study of Hepatic dysfunction in Dengue” in the issue no.7 of July 2013 vol 61 invokes the rapid response to discuss the significance of liver enzymes in dengue fever and unusual features specifically mentioned in conclusions. Normal blood test for liver function tests include: ALT, AST, ALP, albumin, total protein. bilirubin, GGT, PT. However, it must be clarified t...

Chylous Ascites Secondary to Giant Liver Hemangioma

Chylous ascites is rare in clinical practice. It is characterized by milky-appearing peritoneal fluid with a triglycerides concentration of >1.25 mmol/l (110 mg/dl). Its pathophysiology is related to a disruption in the normal lymphatic flow. It is more common after trauma (including post surgery), neoplasia or atypical infections such as tuberculosis or filariasis. Other rare medical causes ha...

Ascites after orthotopic liver transplantation in children.

Ascites is a poorly understood postoperative complication of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It is associated with additional morbidity and can prolong hospitalization considerably. The incidence, the factors predictive of occurrence and the etiology of this complication are not known. The charts of 118 patients with 138 OLT were analyzed according to the following criteria: ascites las...

Ultrafiltration for intractable ascites after liver transplantation.

A 5.7 year old boy with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency developed intractable ascites after liver transplantation. Conservative treatment was unsuccessful and after 18 days concentrated ascitic fluid was reinfused intravenously using a Gambro haemofilter. The ascitic loss resolved rapidly. This new method of ultrafiltration proved simple and effective.

Polycystic liver and kidney disease with ascites and sepsis.

A 60-year-old man presented with complaints of gradu ally increasing abdominal distension for 8 days with decreased urine output for 5 days. Seven days earlier, a local doctor had tapped one liter of clear straw-colored ascitic fluid. There was no history of hematuria or pyuria. He also complained of constipation for the last 3 days. He was passing flatus, and there was no history of vomiting, ...

Ascites and renal failure in primary liver cell carcinoma.