Pseudochylous ascites occurs in-: (A) Cirrhosis, (B) Hyperlipidemia, (C) Filariasis, (D) Malignant ascites
Answer is D. • Abnormal accumulation in the peritoneal cavity of a milky fluid that resembles chyle.
• The turbidity of the fluid is caused by cellular debris in the fluid.
• Pseudochylous ascites is indicative of an abdominal tumor or infection.
• In some patients the ascitic fluid appears milky because of an excess of chylomicrons (triglycerides)