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Does everyone with pleurisy have to have thoracentesis?
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Not really: If pleurisy is associated with pleural effusion and symptoms warrant then it should be tapped.
Answered 7/6/2014
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Not necessarily: Only when large collection of fluid accumulates.
Answered 4/28/2013
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