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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farman Khan, MD, MRCP [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Overview

Pleurisy is commonly caused by bacterial and viral infections, as well as cancer. Other causes include drug side effects, physical chest trauma, and autoimmune conditions.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

• Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Lung cancer
• Lung infection
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Infarction
• Lung Cancer
• Tuberculosis
• Renal failure
• Respiratory tract infection

Common Causes

• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Infarction
• Lung Cancer
• Tuberculosis
• Chest Trauma
• Cardiac Surgery
• Dressler syndrome

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Cardiac surgery, Dressler syndrome, Pulmonary embolism
Chemical/Poisoning	Asbestos exposure
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Alferon n, Amiodarone, Inerferon alfa, Infergen, Intron a, Ivacaftor, Methotrexate, Methysergide, Nitrofurantoin, Oxcarbazepine, Pegintron, Pentamidine isethionate, Pramipexole, Roferon-a, Sulfasalazine
Ear Nose Throat	Sjogren syndrome
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	Asbestos exposure
Gastroenterologic	Familial mediterranean fever, Recurrent hereditary polyserositis
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Cardiac surgery, Radiotherapy
Infectious Disease	Bacterial pleural infection, Bronchiectasis, Bronchitis, Bronchogenic carcinoma, Familial mediterranean fever, Lemierre syndrome, Lung infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Respiratory tract infection, Tuberculosis, Viral pleural infection
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Bronchogenic carcinoma, Lung cancer, Pleural cancer
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Bacterial pleural infection, Bronchitis, Chest trauma, Churg-strauss syndrome, Lung cancer, Lung infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Penetrating chest injury, Pleural cancer, Pleural effusion , Pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary infarction, Respiratory tract infection, Rib fracture, Tuberculosis, Viral pleural infection, Wegener granulomatosis
Renal/Electrolyte	Renal failure
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Churg-strauss syndrome, Juvenile chronic arthritis, Recurrent hereditary polyserositis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Sjogren syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Wegener granulomatosis
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Chest trauma, Oesophageal rupture, Penetrating chest injury, Pulmonary infarction, Rib fracture
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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