The surface of the lungs lining the membrane called the pleura. Her inflammation leads to a disease of pleurisy, which is not isolated in a separate disease, but is considered a complication of other ailments. The symptoms of which are discussed in the article may be caused by viruses or other pathogens, for example, a stick of the cochin, which is the causative agent of tuberculosis. Also, the disease can develop as a result of autoimmune diseases.
Symptoms of the disease
Depending on the causes and the nature of the course of the disease, pleurisy is of the following types:
- dry;
- exudative;
- purulent.
As a rule, the disease occurs in acute form. Patients turn to the doctor with complaints of fever, chest pain, aches and weakness in the body.
Dry pleurisy - symptoms
For dry pleurisy, the following symptoms are typical:
- pain in the chest, which grows with deep inhalation or inclines back and disappears when it tilts to a healthy side;
- the defeat of the pleura is accompanied by painful sensations in the region of the shoulder girdle;
- the appearance of a dry cough;
- rapid breathing;
- a slight increase in temperature.
Exudative pleurisy - symptoms
Exudative pleurisy is accompanied by such symptoms:
- a sharp increase in temperature;
- occurrence of pain in the side;
- pain when coughing, which decreases with the accumulation of fluid in the pleura;
- an increase in the size of the affected side;
- shortness of breath , shortness of breath;
- sweating, chills, fatigue;
- when listening to the initial stage of pleurisy, there may be a noise of friction of the pleura.
Tuberculous pleurisy - symptoms
For tuberculous pleurisy, the exudative form of the disease is characterized by the following symptoms:
- for two weeks there are signs of general intoxication of the body;
- gradually begins to develop shortness of breath, difficulty breathing;
- there is a squeezing sensation in the chest, limited movement;
- Radiologic examination reveals seals and pleural joints, lung lesions of a tuberculous nature.
Symptoms of purulent pleurisy
Purulent pleurisy occurs as a result of abscessing of the lungs, whose symptoms are caused by the formation of abscesses. In this case, the infection spreads to the pleura through the lymph nodes, or penetrating directly into the pleural cavity. The acute form of the disease has such features:
- pain in the chest ;
- increase in temperature to critical values;
- shortness of breath, shortness of breath;
- violation of voice trembling;
- weakness, rapid weight loss, rapid heartbeat.
Chronic purulent pleurisy is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- stable body temperature, followed by a hectic one with an outflow of pus;
- discharge of purulent sputum during cough;
- change in the size of the chest due to narrowing of the spaces between the ribs;
- X-ray examination shows a thickening of the pleura.
Cancerous pleurisy - symptoms
This disease can have both rapid development, and slow. In many cases, pleurisy is a
Early symptoms of pleurisy cancer include:
- dry cough;
- pain in the chest, giving in the shoulder blade;
- shortness of breath resulting from accumulation of exudate in the pleural cavity and reduction of motor activity of the chest;
- progressive weakness and anemia;
- rapid accumulation of exudate, which can have a different character (hemorrhagic, serous or serous-hemorrhagic);
- with metastatic pleurisy observed bloody exudate.