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A member asked:
How long would pleurisy take to heal and is it followed by high fever?
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Fluid in lungs: It is a not often used word for lung fluid build up, such as pneumonia, and is a serious condition that warrants immediate attention, and pneumonia can have a very wide spectrum of time when fever is present as a symptom. Make sure you are under the care of an md. Good luck!
Answered 9/4/2013
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Depends on the cause: Pleurisy is inflammation of the covering of the lining around the lungs, and may be associated with accumulation of fluid in the spacebetween two layers of pleura it can ba caused by 1infections including tuberculosis 2 collagen vascularhart disease 3tumors of pleura 4pulmonary embolism 5cancers 6cirrhosis of liver 7 congestive heart failure treatment depends on the cause, and how long.
Answered 9/4/2013
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