“…There have been previous case reports of chylous ascites caused by tuberculosis 1. Causes of chylous ascites have been divided into acquired causes such as inflammatory (for example, tuberculosis, acute or chronic pancreatitis, filariasis), neoplastic (particularly lymphomas and disseminated carcinomas from primaries in the pancreas, breast, colon, prostate, ovary, testes, and kidney) and traumatic (for example, following abdominal surgery, stab wounds, gunshot wounds).…”