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Pleurisy

Known as: Pleuritides, Pleurisy [Disease/Finding], Pleurisies 
Inflammation of the pleura. It is usually caused by infections. Chest pain while breathing or coughing is the presenting symptom.
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ChestFamilial Mediterranean FeverFamilial Mediterranean Fever, Autosomal DominantFibrosis of pleura

Broader (2)

InflammationPleural Diseases

Narrower (3)

Pleural effusion disorderSerofibrinous pleurisydry pleurisy

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1999
1999
The prevalence of pneumonia, pleuritis, pericarditis and liver spots in Danish slaughter pigs in 1998, including comparation with 1994
Review
1998
Review
1998
Detection of SV40-like DNA sequences in pleural mesothelioma, bronchopulmonary carcinoma and other pulmonary diseases.
Mesotheliomas are pleural-based tumours mainly associated with asbestos exposure (70% of cases) and the incidence is still… 
1990
1990
The presence of platelet-activating factor associated with eosinophil and/or neutrophil accumulations in the pleural fluids.
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) has been reported to play a role in the inflammatory reaction, but the mechanism of PAF in… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Prevalence of respiratory diseases and their association with growth rate and space in randomly selected swine herds.
The prevalence and extent of respiratory tract lesions were measured in 1425 pigs from 27 randomly selected herds in the summer… 
1986
1986
Role of leukotrienes in rat reversed passive Arthus pleurisy and the effect of AA-861, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor.
In studies of the role of leukotrienes in inflammatory reactions, the induction of rat reversed passive Arthus pleurisy (a type… 
1985
1985
Utility of pneumonotomy in the treatment of cavitary lung disease.
Three patients were judged to be prohibitive operative risks despite the need for urgent drainage of cavitary pulmonary lesions… 
1984
1984
Spontaneous bacterial pleuritis in a patient with cirrhosis.
Empyema of the left pleural cavity developed suddenly in a nonalcoholic cirrhotic patient. Cultures of the pleural fluid under… 
1982
1982
Renal dysfunction in a case of purpura haemorrhagica in a horse
A four-year-old thoroughbred was presented with clinical manifestations of purpura haemorrhagica. Evidence of renal involvement… 
1979
1979
Current status of parietal pleurectomy in recurrent pneumothorax.
Parietal pleurectomy was devised as definitive treatment in a series of 50 patients with persistent or recurrent pneumothorax… 
1971
1971
Intravascular coagulation in promyelocytic leukemia: a case study including ultrastructure.
A 15-year-old boy, admitted with a two months’ history of chest pain, cough, pallor, and progressive loss of energy, was found to…