As the name suggests, pleuritis (also known as pleurisy) is an inflammation of one or both layers of the pleura. The pain from pleuritis is a result of the inflamed tissues rubbing together during ...
THIS study was undertaken with the main purpose of determining the etiologic background and the precipitating factors in cases of nontraumatic spontaneous pneumothorax among hospitalized military ...
Pleurisy—also called pleuritis—refers to inflammation of the pleura, the membrane that covers your lungs and chest cavity. The main symptom of pleurisy is sharp chest pain that worsens with deep ...