Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart failure - 3-5%
Cirrhosis and another etiology - 5%
Tuberculous peritonitis - 1%
Chlamydia (*Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome), HIV-related, Renal Disease, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Pancreatic, Biliary, Chylous <1%

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