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<figure role="group" class="align-right b-loaded caption caption-img "><img alt="Normal lungs and lungs with pleurisy and pneumothorax. Figure A shows the location of the lungs, airways, pleura, and diaphragm. The inset image on the left shows a closer view of the two layers of the pleura and the pleural space. Figure B shows lungs with pleurisy and a pneumothorax. The inset image on the right shows a closer view of an infected lung with thickened and inflamed pleural layers." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="c7dbbfd9-b28e-4a8e-909e-1107f861e0d6" data-image-style="" width="475" height="344" data-src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Picture1.jpg" src="/modules/custom/nhlbi_blazy/images/clear.png" class="b-lazy" /><figcaption><em><strong>Normal lungs and lungs with pleurisy and pneumothorax. </strong>Figure A shows the location of the lungs, airways, pleura, and diaphragm. The inset image on the left shows a closer view of the two layers of the pleura and the pleural space. Figure B shows lungs with pleurisy and a pneumothorax. The inset image on the right shows a closer view of an infected lung with thickened and inflamed pleural layers.</em></figcaption></figure><p><span><span><span>The tissue is called the pleura, and the thin space between its two layers is called the pleural space. A small amount of fluid fills the pleural space, and when you breathe in and out, this fluid helps the pleural layers glide smoothly against each other. An injury, </span></span></span><span><span class="entity-embed node entity-embed-glossary_term"><a class="glossary-term" href="#" title="Definition of inflammation " alt="Definition of inflammation" data-term="inflammation" data-pronunciation="IN-fluh-MAY-shun" data-definition="A reaction to injury of the body. The signs of inflammation are swelling, redness, or pain." role="link">
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<p><span><span><span>Chest pain, shortness of breath, and coughing are common <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders/symptoms" rel="noreferrer">symptoms</a> of all types of pleural disorders, but <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders/treatment" rel="noreferrer">treatment</a> for pleural disorders varies depending on what <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders/types" rel="noreferrer"><span><span>type</span></span></a> you have and how <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders/recovery" rel="noreferrer"><span><span>serious</span></span></a> it is. If left untreated, pleural disorders can lead to serious problems, including complete collapse of the lung, shock, or sepsis. </span></span></span></p>

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