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==Common Causes of Pleurisy<ref name="pmid22032427">{{cite journal | author = Light RW | title = Pleural effusions | journal = [[The Medical Clinics of North America]] | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 1055–70 | year = 2011 | month = November | pmid = 22032427 | doi = 10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005 | url = | accessdate = 2013-04-30}}</ref>== | |||
*Pneumonia. | |||
**Viral | |||
**Bacterial | |||
*Pulmonary Embolism. | |||
*Pulmonary Infarction. | |||
*Lung Cancer. | |||
*Tuberculosis. | |||
*Chest Trauma. | |||
*Cardiac Surgery. | |||
*Dressler syndrome. | |||
==Non Pulmonary causes of Pleurisy== | |||
===Collagen Vascular diseases=== | |||
*Systemic Lupus erythematosus. | |||
*Rheumatoid Arthritis. | |||
*Sjo¨gren syndrome. | |||
*Familial Mediterranean fever. | |||
*Churg-Strauss syndrome. | |||
*Wegener granulomatosis. | |||
===Drug Induced=== | |||
*Nitrofurantoin. | |||
*Methotrexate. | |||
*Methysergide. | |||
*Amiodarone. | |||
===Miscellaneous Disease=== | |||
*Asbestos exposure. | |||
*Sarcoidosis. | |||
*Familial Mediterranean Fever. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Causes
Pleurisy may develop when you have lung inflammation due to infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. It is often a sign of a viral infection of the lungs. This inflammation also causes the sharp chest pain of pleurisy.
It may also occur with:
- Asbestos-related disease
- Certain cancers
- Chest trauma
- Pulmonary embolus
- Rheumatic diseases
Common Causes of Pleurisy[1]
- Pneumonia.
- Viral
- Bacterial
- Pulmonary Embolism.
- Pulmonary Infarction.
- Lung Cancer.
- Tuberculosis.
- Chest Trauma.
- Cardiac Surgery.
- Dressler syndrome.
Non Pulmonary causes of Pleurisy
Collagen Vascular diseases
- Systemic Lupus erythematosus.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Sjo¨gren syndrome.
- Familial Mediterranean fever.
- Churg-Strauss syndrome.
- Wegener granulomatosis.
Drug Induced
- Nitrofurantoin.
- Methotrexate.
- Methysergide.
- Amiodarone.
Miscellaneous Disease
- Asbestos exposure.
- Sarcoidosis.
- Familial Mediterranean Fever.
References
- ↑ Light RW (2011). "Pleural effusions". The Medical Clinics of North America. 95 (6): 1055–70. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005. PMID 22032427. Unknown parameter
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