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Sterile Cerebrospinal Fluid Ascites With High Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient Treated With Acetazolamide.
ACG Case Reports Journal 2024 May
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites is a rare cause of ascites that presents in patients with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, treated by conversion to a ventriculoatrial shunt. Our case describes a patient presenting with CSF ascites almost 40 years after VP shunt placement, with fluid analysis showing elevated serum ascites albumin gradient, and response to acetazolamide therapy. As shown in this case, CSF ascites can present with elevated serum ascites albumin gradient and should be kept a differential diagnosis. Acetazolamide can be considered as a potential alternative treatment in patients who are not candidates for a VP to ventriculoatrial shunt conversion.
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