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Is it possible for viral pleurisy to turn into bacterial pleurisy?
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Unlikely: A viral infection of the pleura cannot change into a bacterial infection. It is posssible for a bacterial infection to spread from the lungs into the pleural space by direct extension or through the bloodstream ie. Hematogenous spread. Viral infections cannot morph into bacterial infections.
Answered 3/25/2013
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