Question 1

how common is pluerisy?

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Haven't seen numbers: Haven't seen numbers on the incidence of pleurisy. Perhaps the symptom is not being officially tracked or counted. Many conditions can cause pleurisy, including bacterial infections (pneumonia or tuberculosis), viral infections, rheumatic diseases, immune disorders, chest trauma, certain cancers, etc...  However, pleurisy has gotten much less common in the modern age of antibiotics.

Question 2

how long does pluerisy last?

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Varies: Pleurisy pain can last a few days to a few weeks to a few months. The pain is caused by inflammation and taking anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil, (ibuprofen) or alleve) can reduce the length of pleurisy pain.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of pluritis?

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Pain: Pleurisy, pleuritis are related to irritation of the pleura- inner surface of chest wall.
Trauma, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tumors, infection are some causes.
Painful, swelling or fluid collection are part of the process.

Question 4

pluritic pain how long does it last?

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Varies: It can be short or longer in duration.  Typically sharp & worse with deep inspiration.

Question 5

what is pleuritis?

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Treat the underlying: Most often associated with pneumonia. May need antibiotics, pain medications, cough suppressants etc see my previous answers. Inflammation of pleura lining of lung.

Question 6

what is chronic pleuritis from?

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Many factors: Viral infection (influenza, mumps)
lung infections from bacteria (eg, tuberculosis ) or parasites (eg, amebiasis)
lupus 
asbestosis
pancreatitis
rheumatoid arthritis
cancer metastases
liver and kidney disease (chronic)
sickle cell disease
inflammatory bowel disease
after a heart attack .
Heart failure
pulmonary embolism
chest injury
drug reaction (nitrofurantoin).

Question 7

what are the tests for pleuritis?

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Clinical exam: Usually determined by clinical exam. There are no specific tests but chest x ray may reveal pneumonia.

Question 8

how long to recover from pleuritis?

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It depend on the : Cause and if it is acute or chronic, acute one it take about 2 weeks with the proper medications, in chronic cases go on for month tell the under lying cause improved.

Question 9

question about pleurisy/pleuritis. same?

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I believe so: Pleurisy is inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chest (the pleura) that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when you take a breath or cough.

Question 10

how long does it take to recover with pleuritis?

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Several weeks: Depending on the cause, the pain may disappear more slowly or more quickly. Pleurisy is usually a sign of infection of the lining of the lung between the lung and the wall of the chest. If it is a bacterial germ that is doing it, then an antibiotic will speed the improvement. If there is pneumonia (with cough and likely fever), the treatment may take longer as well.

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