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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Pleuritic chest pain | *Pleuritic chest pain | ||
**Typically sharp in nature, worse with respiration, coughing, sneezing, etc | |||
*May complain of [[dyspnea|shortness of breath]] as a result of pain | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 5 February 2021
Background
- Pleuritis (also known as pleurisy) is nonspecific inflammation of the parietal pleura[1]
- Most often follows a viral illness
Clinical Features
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Typically sharp in nature, worse with respiration, coughing, sneezing, etc
- May complain of shortness of breath as a result of pain
Differential Diagnosis
Evaluation
Workup
Pleuritis is a diagnosis of exclusion
Diagnosis
Management
- NSAIDs
- Indomethacin is recommended agent (most studied)
Disposition
- Discharge
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ Kass SM, Williams PM, Reamy BV. Pleurisy. Am Fam Physician. 2007;75(9):1357-1364.