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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

• 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.