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== Causes ==
== 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]].
==Common Causes<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>==
 
It may also occur with:
*Asbestos-related disease
*Certain [[cancers]]
*[[Chest trauma]]
*[[Pulmonary embolus]]
*[[Rheumatic diseases]]
 
==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.
*Pneumonia.
**Viral  
**Viral  
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*Cardiac Surgery.
*Cardiac Surgery.
*Dressler syndrome.
*Dressler syndrome.
===Non Pulmonary causes of Pleurisy===


==Non Pulmonary causes of Pleurisy==
====Collagen Vascular Diseases====
 
===Collagen Vascular diseases===
*Systemic Lupus erythematosus.
*Systemic Lupus erythematosus.
*Rheumatoid Arthritis.
*Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Revision as of 17:54, 14 May 2013

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Causes

Common Causes[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

  1. 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 |month= ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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