Pleurisy natural history, complications and prognosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Complications

• Breathing difficulty
• Collapsed lung due to thoracentesis
• Complications from the original illness

Prognosis

Recovery depends on what is causing the pleurisy.