Pericardial Effusion Symptoms
- Pleurisy And Pleural Effusion
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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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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Asbestos-related pleural effusion
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Otitis media with effusion
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Pleural effusion
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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 »
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