Abdominal Pain and Distention
 
Introduction

HIV & GI Disease

Abdominal Distention

 

Causes of Abdominal distention

  • Ascites
    • Chronic liver disease
      • Cirrhosis
      • Hepatic splenic shcistosomiasis
    • Intra-abdominal tuberculosis
    • Intra-abdominal maligngncy
    • Disease of heart and peicardium
      • Old rheumatic fever
  • Mass effect
    • Huge ovarian cyst
    • Disseminated hydatid cysts
  • Gaseous distention
    • Hypolactasia
    • Bowel motility disorders
    • Toxic dilatation of colon

Cirrhosis, cause unknown

    • Dysenteric diarrhea, ulcerative colitis, even Crohn's disease.
 

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