Pleurisy

Pleurisy is an inflammation of the membrane that surrounds and protects the lungs (the pleura). Sharp chest pains are the primary symptom of pleurisy.

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Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Pleurisy: treatments
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Your doctor will treat pleurisy by treating its cause. Find out what the options are.
Date:   Mar 2009

Title:   Pleurisy explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura, the thin membranes that line the chest wall and envelop the lungs. Common causes include bacterial and viral infections such as pneumonia. Symptoms of pleurisy include a prior upper respiratory tract infection, pain in the chest, persistent cough, fever and general malaise (feeling unwell).
Date:   Sep 2007

Title:   Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No clear evidence that corticosteroids are effective for tuberculous...
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Pleurisy: what you need to know
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura, the 2-layer protective membrane around the lungs. Read all about it.
Date:   Jul 2006
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