Pleurisy Aseptic

Aseptic pleurisy is an inflammatory lesion of the pleura without an obvious infectious agent.

There are catarrhal (fibrinous) and exudative pleurisy. Sometimes fibropleural occurs: damage to the pleural layers with pronounced fibrous heaviness of varying degrees. Typically, catarrhal pleurisy occurs as a complication of any infection and is accompanied by pain in the side, weakness, and fever. Most often it develops in severe pneumonia, purulent lung abscesses, tumors, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, and congestive pneumonia (develops in patients with heart failure due to prolonged hypoxia).

Catarrhal exudative pleurisy is characterized by the formation of serous fluid exuding from the affected layers of the pleura. The ex