A 36-year-old member asked:
What is chronic pleuritis from?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 50 years experience
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).
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What is pleuritis?
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Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 47 years experience
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.
5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Mar 26, 2013
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