What are the symptoms of pleurisy

Update Date: 2025-07-21 Source: Network

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Nowadays, more and more people in peacetime for pleurisy and other symptoms of attention are very high, and after the onset of pleurisy, its clinical symptoms such as cough and chest tightness are also shown, next this paper introduces the symptoms of pleurisy.

What are the symptoms of pleurisy

Symptom 1: the main clinical manifestations of this disease are chest pain, cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and some people will have the symptoms of dyspnea. If it is infectious pleurisy or pleural effusion secondary infection attack, it can appear the manifestations of chills and fever at the same time. Of course, the patients with mild disease can have no symptoms. Pleurisy caused by different causes can be accompanied by the clinical manifestations of corresponding diseases.

Symptom 2: chest pain is the most common symptom of pleurisy. It often occurs suddenly with great difference in degree. It can be indefinite discomfort or severe tingling, or only occurs when the patient is breathing deeply or coughing. It can also exist continuously and be aggravated by deep breathing or coughing.

Symptom 3: chest pain is caused by inflammation of parietal pleura, which appears in the chest wall directly opposite the inflammatory site. It can also show referred pain in abdomen, neck or shoulder. Deep breathing can cause pain, shallow and fast breathing, muscle movement of the affected side is weaker than that of the opposite side. If a large amount of accumulation occurs, the two layers of pleura can be separated from each other, then the chest pain can disappear. A large amount of pleural effusion can cause unilateral or bilateral lung activity limitation and dyspnea. Physical examination can be heard and pleural friction sound.

matters needing attention

We must know more about the symptoms of pleurisy, so that we can find them in time at ordinary times. In daily diet, the diet of patients with pleurisy should be rich in nutrition. They should avoid spicy and raw sputum products, such as onion, garlic, pepper, leek, ginger, etc. those who have a habit of smoking and drinking should resolutely give up.