PleurisyFrom our partner site on asthma, MyAsthmaCentral.com.
Pleuritis; Pleuritic chest pain Symptoms: The main symptom of pleurisy is pain in the chest. Sometimesthe pain may be felt in the shoulder. Deep breathing, coughing, and chest movement makes the pain worse. Pleurisy causes fluid to collect inside the lung area. This makes breathing difficult and may cause the following symptoms:
Signs and tests: advertisement The doctor will use a stethoscope to listen to the lungs for abnormal sounds.
References: Marx J. Rosen?s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:1005. Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000: 497-498.
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