Pleuritis

Introduction: Pleuritis

Description of Pleuritis

Pleuritis (medical condition): Inflammation of the pleural membrane.

See also:

Pleurisy:
  »Introduction: Pleurisy
  »Symptoms of Pleurisy
  »Causes of Pleurisy

Pleuritis: SYN: pleurisy. [G. fr. pleura, side, + -itis, inflammation]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Pleuritis as a Disease

Pleuritis: Another name for Pleurisy (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pleurisy
  »Symptoms of Pleurisy
  »Causes of Pleurisy

Pleuritis: Related Diseases

Pleuritis: Pleuritis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Chest conditions

Causes of Pleuritis

Some of the causes of Pleuritis are included in the list below:

• Pleural effusion - see also underlying causes of pleural effusion
• Lung infection
• Rib fracture
• Respiratory tract infection
• Pneumonia

See full list of 16 causes of Pleuritis (Pleurisy)

Symptoms of Pleuritis (Pleurisy)

Some of the symptoms of Pleuritis incude:

• Chest pain
• Mild chest pain
• Severe chest pain
• Chest pain on movement
• Chest pain on breathing

See full list of 11 symptoms of Pleuritis (Pleurisy)

Pleuritis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Pleuritis:

• chronic bronchitis
• COPD
• emphysema
• asthma
• aspergillosis
• tuberculosis
• lung abscess
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• flail chest
• lung collase
• lung fibrosis
• pneumoconiosis
• pneumonia

Terms associated with Pleuritis:

Terms Similar to Pleuritis:

• Pleural inflammation
• Pleurisy

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Pleuritis

• pleuritis - General Practice Notebook

Source: Diseases Database

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