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Abstract
INFLAMMATION of PLEURA, the lining of the LUNG. When PARIETAL PLEURA is involved, there is pleuritic CHEST PAIN.
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3 entry terms
- Pleuritis
- Pleurisies
- Pleuritides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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pleuropericarditis: coordinate PLEUROPERICARDITIS see PERICARDITIS with PLEURITIS see PLEURISY
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pleurisy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010998. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010998
- Pleurisy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurisy
- Pleurisy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55998