Pleurisy Treatment

Pleurisy Treatment

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Pleurisy or pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleurae (thin, moist membranes that cover the lungs and line the chest cavity).The pleurae normally reduce the friction between the chest structures as the lungs expand and contract. Inflammation of the plurae causes breathing to become painful and less effective.

Advantages of Treatment:

• Helps to relieve chest discomfort
• Loosens the mucus.
• Helps to control a cough
• Very effective in relieving the inflammation and pain, particularly in dry pleurisy.

Types:
There are two types of pleurisy: dry and wet pleurisy. In dry pleurisy, the more common condition, the inflamed pleurae rub directly against each other. In wet pleurisy, fluid oozes from the inflamed tissue into the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This fluid may compress the lungs, making breathing difficult.

Both types of pleurisy often occur as complications of respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia, viral infections, and tuberculosis, and are more likely to develop in persons who are highly susceptible to such infections. They also can be caused by a tumor or an injury.

Some cases are due to certain gastrointestinal tract diseases, particularly of the liver and pancreas, which can inflame the diaphragm (the large muscle separating the chest and abdominal cavities) and the portions of the pleurae that cover the diaphragm.