Pleurisy

Pleurisy, dem sanso know as pleuritis, be inflammation of de membranes wey dey surround de lungs den line de chest cavity (pleurae). Dis fi result in a sharp chest pain while breathing. Occasionally de pain fi be a constant dull ache. Oda symptoms fi include shortness of breath, cough, fever, den weight loss, dey depend on de underlying cause.

Pleurisy fi be caused by a variety of conditions, wey dey include viral anaa bacterial infections, autoimmune disorders, den pulmonary embolism. De most common cause be a viral infection. Oda causes dey include bacterial infection, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, autoimmune disorders, lung cancer, dey follow heart surgery, pancreatitis den asbestosis. Occasionally de cause remain unknown. De underlying mechanism dey involve de rubbing togeda of de pleurae instead of smooth gliding. Oda conditions wey fi produce similar symptoms dey include pericarditis, heart attack, cholecystitis, pulmonary embolism, den pneumothorax. Diagnostic testing fi include a chest X-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG), den blood tests.

Treatment dey depend on de underlying cause. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) den ibuprofen fi be used to decrease pain. Incentive spirometry fi be recommended to encourage larger breaths. About one million people be affected insyd de United States each year. Descriptions of de condition dey date from at least as early as 400 BC by Hippocrates.

 References 

 External links 


 The Lung Association of Canada explanation of pleurisy (in French)
 Pleurisy by the American Academy of Family Physicians

Category:Diseases of pleura
Category:Inflammations
Category:Symptoms den signs: Respiratory system
Category:Translated from MDWiki