Pleurisy Lymphogenic

Lymphogenous pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura caused by the spread of lymphogenous infection from the lymph nodes located in the chest cavity.

The main reasons for the development of lymphogenous pleurisy:

1. Tuberculosis is the most common cause of lymphogenous pleurisy. Infection occurs hematogenously or lymphogenously from the primary tuberculosis focus.

2. Tumor diseases - metastatic lesions of the pleura in lymphomas, lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.

3. Viral infections - cytomegalovirus infection, herpes simplex virus.

4. Fungal infections - aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis.

5. Parasitic infections - echinococcosis.

With lymphogenous pleurisy, inflammatory exudate accumulates in the pleural cavity. The exudate is usually serous, less often hemorrhagic or purulent.

Diagnosis is based on analysis of pleural fluid, radiography, CT and pleural biopsy.

Treatment depends on the cause and includes antimicrobial drugs, drainage of the pleural cavity, and antitumor therapy.

Lymphobrenic pleurisy is an inflammatory lesion of the outer membrane of serous origin (pleura), which develops as a result of the spread of infection and infiltration of lung tissue through the thoracic lymphatic duct.

Pleurisy is not a separate disease; rather, it represents one of the symptoms of the underlying disease, so any