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Pleurisy (PLOOR-ih-see) is a condition in which the pleura — two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall — becomes inflamed. Also called pleuritis, pleurisy causes sharp chest pain (pleuritic pain) that worsens during breathing.
Fibrous and fibrinous pleuritis are common pleural conditions typically arising from infections, including viral, fungal, bacterial and mycobacterial infections; drug reactions, pneumothorax or haematothorax; underlying lung conditions such as pneumonia, tumours and abscesses; and trauma or previous surgery. 25,26 Microscopically, fibrinous ...
DISCUSSION: Chronic fibrinous pleuritis (CFP) is a histological diagnosis seen with all benign pleural pathologies except pleural tuberculosis. However, it is more commonly seen in geographical areas with high incidences of mesothelioma.
We aimed to identify false negatives among patients where mesothelioma was common due to asbestos exposure whose histopathological diagnosis following thoracoscopy was fibrinous pleuritis. We also determined risk factors associated with patients that required additional advanced invasive procedures for diagnosis.
Unlike granulomatous pleuritis, malignant pleuritis or pleural vasculitis, which show distinctive histological findings that are pathognomonic for their respective diagnoses, nonspecific pleuritis (NSP; also known as fibrinous pleuritis) is a general term that describes chronic pleural inflammation and can represent a multitude of different ...
Fibrinous pleuritis refers to a fibrinous inflammation of the pleura frequently accompanied by serous and sometimes sanguineous effusion in the pleural cavity and ending up with fibrosis of the pleura through organization of the inflammatory exudates.
Though not causes of pleuritis per se, conditions such as pericarditis, perforated viscus, and costochondritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis when patients present with chest pain that is pleuritic in nature.
Pleurisy is a symptom characterized by localized chest pain caused by a disease-causing inflammation of the pleura. Pleurisy can be caused by a primary pleural disease or secondary to a systemic illness. It can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not treated expediently.
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the lining of your lungs (pleura) that causes sharp chest pains. The pain is usually worse when you breathe or cough. Viral or bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases and lung conditions are common causes of pleurisy.
This review aims to present the role of the inflammation in the development of benign pleural effusions, with a special interest in their pathophysiology and their association with malignancy. Keywords: pleura, non-specific pleuritis, pleural effusion, mesothelioma in situ, pleural pathology, mesothelial. 1.