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13 Δεκ 2023 · Also called pleuritis, pleurisy causes sharp chest pain (pleuritic pain) that worsens during breathing. One pleural layer of tissue wraps around the outside of the lungs. The other pleural layer lines the inner chest wall.
13 Δεκ 2023 · Treatment for pleurisy focuses primarily on the underlying cause. For example, if bacterial pneumonia is the cause, an antibiotic can be prescribed to manage the infection. If the cause is a viral infection, pleurisy may go away on its own.
The main symptom of pleurisy is chest pain (pleuritic pain) that feels sharp, stabbing or knife-like, coming from one specific place. It’s worse when you breathe deeply or cough and sometimes spreads to your shoulder or back.
8 Ιαν 2019 · This update addresses some of the latest understanding and approaches to management of malignant pleural disease, including use of the RAPID multistep scoring system to better predict prognosis in those patients who present with pleural space infections.
3 Απρ 2024 · Pleurisy is a type of chest pain that affects your lungs. Most of the time, it's caused by a viral infection that will go away on its own in a few days. But if it's caused by...
4 Ιαν 2024 · Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, occurs when the pleura, or the thin layers of membrane that surround the lungs (i.e., visceral pleura) and the internal chest cavity (i.e., parietal pleura), become inflamed. In between the two layers of pleura is the pleural space, or the pleural cavity.
Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae). [1] . This can result in a sharp chest pain while breathing. [1] . Occasionally the pain may be a constant dull ache. [5] .
