Hepatic ascites causing cough may be due to immunocompromise and complication of pleural effusion.
1. Low immunity: Hepatic ascites is usually caused by portal hypertension and hepatic hypoplasia. The liver is an important metabolic organ in the human body, when the liver function is low, it can lead to low immunity, easy to be infected by external pathogens, which can cause cough.
2. Complicated pleural effusion: If the liver ascites is not well controlled, the condition further develops, and complicated by pleural effusion, the lungs are easily infected, which may cause pneumonia, and the symptoms of coughing will also appear.
If liver ascites leads to coughing, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and actively cooperate with the professional doctor’s treatment.