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Pleurisy

Pleurisy is an inflammation of the lining of the lungs that causespain when you take a breath or cough.

Pleurisy may develop when you havelung inflammation due to infections such as pneumonia ortuberculosis. It may also occur withrheumatic diseases, chest trauma, certain cancers, and asbestos-related disease.

When you have pleurisy, the normally smooth lining of the lung (the pleura) become rough. The rubtogether with each breath, and may produce a rough, grating sound called a "friction rub." This sound can be heard with the stethoscope, or when you placean earagainst the patient's chest.

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