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. 2009 May 15:247–269. doi: 10.1016/B0-72-168903-5/50015-X

TABLE 10-6.

Conditions Associated with Anasarca

  • Iatrogenic overhydration

  • Calculated or administered wrong fluid volumes

  • Acute renal failure

  • Anuria with fluid administration

  • Hepatic failure

  • Hypoalbuminemia

  • Portal hypertension

  • Increased body sodium and water retention

  • Nephrotic syndrome

  • Hypoalbuminemia

  • Increased body sodium and water retention

  • Vasculitis

  • Increased vascular permeability

  • Immune-mediated (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus)

  • Infectious diseases (e.g., rickettsial infections)

  • Hypersensitivity reaction