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Pleural Effusion Symptoms
- Pleurisy And Pleural Effusion
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What Is It?
Pleurisy means inflammation of the pleura, the membrane that covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest cavity. Depending on its cause, pleurisy can be associated with an accumulation of fluid in the space between the lungs and chest wall called a pleural effusion, or it can be dry pleurisy, which has no fluid accumulation.
Pleurisy can develop many ways, including:
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Lung infection - In industrialized nations, bacterial pneumonia (lung infection) resulting from ...
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Pleural effusion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity.Alternative NamesFluid in the chest; Fluid... Read more »
Asbestos-related pleural effusion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Asbestos-related pleural effusion is a collection of fluid around the lung that generally develops a few years after asbestos exposure. The fluid... Read more »
Tuberculous pleural effusion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Tuberculous (TB) pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid in the space between the lining of the lung and the lung tissue (pleural space) after a... Read more »
Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Parapneumonic pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid between layers of the tissue lining the lung and the chest cavity, which develops in the setting... Read more »
Subdural effusion
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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