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Internal MedicineCardiovascular Medicine

Tuberculous pericarditis

Tuberculous pericarditis usually results from direct spread of tuberculosis from peritracheal, peribronchial, and mediastinal lymph nodes, or from hematogenous dissemination of primary pulmonary tuberculosis or pleural tuberculosis. Rarely, pericardial involvement can be caused by hematogenous dissemination from distant genitourinary tuberculosis or bone tuberculosis. Tuberculous pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease. It can occur at any age, with a higher incidence in males than in females. The most common symptoms of this disease include fever, cough, night sweats, chest pain, and dyspnea.

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Internal MedicineGastroenterology

Ascites due to liver disease

Hepatic ascites refers to the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity due to causes such as cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The presence of ascites is an important sign that cirrhosis has progressed to the decompensated stage of liver function. The main symptoms include abdominal distension, abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, discomfort in the liver area, and low-grade fever, accompanied by liver palms, spider angiomas, jaundice, abdominal distension, abdominal masses, and varicose veins in the abdominal wall.

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