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What is the treatment for pleurisy if you have a case of it?
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Depends on cause: Treatment depends on what is causing the pleurisy. Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics. Surgery may be needed to drain infected fluid from the lungs. Viral infections normally run their course without medications. Patients often can control the pain of pleurisy with Acetaminophen or anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen. Recovery depends on what was causing it.
Answered 12/7/2019
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Very confused . Today doctors said I have pleuritis instead ? How can they say that based off just symptoms ? Is it fatal ? Gave me no treatment .
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The doctors didnt run any kind of tests on me but said I have pleurisy. Can it be fatal at all?
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