There are no specific symptoms, because it generally occurs with ascites and other manifestations of increased pressure in the portal vein caused by liver disease. Pleural fluid can far more easily cause symptoms than ascitic fluid, due to the lower volume of the pleural cavity as compared to the abdominal cavity. The main symptoms are usually related to the symptoms of liver cirrhosis and ascites. Less often, it may be the only manifestation of chronic liver disease. The symptoms depend on many factors, such as the effusion's volume, rate of accumulation, and the co-existence of cardiopulmonary disease. The disease may cause no symptoms and be incidentally detected by medical scans, or it may cause large pleural effusions that result in respiratory symptoms like cough, shortness of breath, low blood oxygen, and respiratory failure. Most people have progressive difficulty breathing and reduced tolerance for exercise. Rarely, there may be acute cases that accumulate fluid rapidly and result in circulatory collapse. In some cases, the main symptoms of people with cirrhosis are respiratory and related to the effusion.
Hepatic hydrothorax
Pneumoperitoneum
Subphrenic abscess
Liver abscess
Hemoperitoneum
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Ascites
Hydrothorax