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Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out.

Disorders of the pleura include (Read more)

Illustration of the lung featuring the pleural space
Results 1 - 10 of 44 for Pleurisy
  1. Pleural Disorders (National Library of Medicine)
    ... in and out. Disorders of the pleura include Pleurisy – inflammation of the pleura that causes sharp pain ... Viral infection is the most common cause of pleurisy. The most common cause of pleural effusion is ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pleuraldisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
    What Are Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura? Pleurisy (PLUR-is-see) is inflammation (swelling) of the pleura. The pleura ...
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov/.../pleurisy/pleurisy_whatare.html - External Health Links
  3. Pleurisy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
    Pleurisy Basics In-Depth Multimedia Resources Definition Symptoms Causes Preparing for your appointment Tests and diagnosis Treatments ... Definition By Mayo Clinic staff CLICK TO ENLARGE Pleurisy Pleurisy occurs when the double membrane (pleura) that ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/.../DS00244/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print - External Health Links
  4. Pleurisy
    Pleurisy is inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to chest ... Pleurisy may develop when you have lung inflammation due to infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis . It ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001371.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Pleurisy and Pleural Effusion (InteliHealth) (Harvard Medical School)
    Pleurisy and Pleural Effusion What Is It? Symptoms Diagnosis Expected Duration Prevention Treatment When To Call a Professional Prognosis Additional Info What Is It? Pleurisy means inflammation of the pleura, the membrane that ...
    www.intelihealth.com/.../9339/23663.html?hide=t&k=basePrint - External Health Links
  6. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pleurisy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
    clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition="Pleurisy" - External Health Links
  7. Chest Pain: First Aid (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
    ... call for emergency medical assistance immediately. Pneumonia with pleurisy Frequent signs and symptoms of pneumonia are chest ... when inhaling or coughing. This condition is called pleurisy. One sign of pleurisy is that the pain ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/.../FA00036/METHOD=print - External Health Links
  8. Pneumothorax (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
    ... ch060g.html. Accessed Feb. 17, 2009. What are pleurisy and other disorders of the pleura? National Heart, ... http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pleurisy/pleurisy_all.html. Accessed Feb. 17, 2009. Smith ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/.../DS00943/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print - External Health Links
  9. Systemic lupus erythematosus
    ... swelling Muscle aches Nausea and vomiting Pleural effusions Pleurisy (causes chest pain) Psychosis Seizures Sensitivity to sunlight ... disease that involves a rash, headaches, fever, arthritis, pleurisy, and pericarditis requires little therapy. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000435.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Chest Pain (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
    ... sc0235_3245. Accessed Sept. 20, 2009. What are pleurisy and other disorders of the pleura. National Heart, ... http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pleurisy/pleurisy_treatments.html. Accessed Sept. 20, 2009. Ferri ...
    www.mayoclinic.com/health/chest-pain/DS00016/METHOD=print - External Health Links
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