Gujarat Earthquake Post your messages here on the health board Pleurisy Pleurisy refers to an inflammatory process of the lining between the lungs and chest wall.
Scar tissue can also develop that can become problematic.
In developing countries like India, The most common causes of pleurisy or Pleural Ettusion is Tuberculosis. The possible causes of pleurisy are many. The most common causes in western countries are from viral infections that are usually self-limited. Coxsackievirus B is probably the most common viral infection causing pleurisy. Besides viruses, other infections that commonly cause pleurisy include pneumonias, and histoplasmosis, to name just a few.