Pleurisy
| Pleurisy | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Pleuritis, pleuritic chest pain[1] |
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| Figure A shows normal anatomy. Figure B shows lungs with pleurisy in the right lung, and a pneumothorax of the left lung. | |
| Medical specialty | Pulmonology |
| Symptoms | Sharp chest pain[1] |
| Causes | Viral infection, bacterial infection, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism[2] |
| Diagnostic method | Chest X-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests[3] |
| Differential diagnosis | Pericarditis, heart attack, cholecystitis[3] |
| Treatment | Based on the underlying cause[3] |
| Medication | Paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen[4] |
Pleurisy (also known as pleuritis) is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining surrounding the lungs.[5] There are many possible causes of pleurisy but viral infections spreading from the lungs to pleural cavity are the most common.[6] Pleurisy can cause sharp pain when breathing, also called pleuritic chest pain.[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pleural Disorders - What Are Pleural Disorders? | NHLBI, NIH". www.nhlbi.nih.gov. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "What Causes Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders? - NHLBI, NIH". www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Book sources - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "How Are Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders Treated? - NHLBI, NIH". web.archive.org. 2016-11-03. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Cedars-Sinai: Pleurisy.
- ↑ "The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook: Viral Pleuritis". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ↑ Marshall Cavendish Corporation. Encyclopedia of Health. Vol. 1-18. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2010, Vol. 13, P. 831.
- ↑ Light, Richard W., and Y. C. Gary Lee. Textbook of Pleural Diseases. London: Arnold, 2003.
