| pleurisy | <chest medicine, pathology> Inflammation of the pleura, with exudation into its cavity and upon its surface. It may occur as either an acute or a chronic process. In acute pleurisy the pleura becomes reddened, then covered with an exudate of lymph, fibrin and cellular elements (the dry stage), the disease may progress to the second stage, in which a copious exudation of serum occurs (stage of liquid effusion). The inflamed surfaces of the pleura tend to become united by adhesions, which are usually permanent. The symptoms are a stitch in the side, a chill, followed by fever and a dry cough. As effusion occurs there is an onset of dyspnoea and a diminution of pain. The patient lies on the affected side. Origin: Gr. Pleuritis (18 Nov 1997) |
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| pleurisy with effusion | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costal pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura lining the thoracic walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhagic pleurisy | Pleurisy with an effusion of blood-stained serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacculated pleurisy | Pleurisy with the inflammatory exudate divided into separate regions by adhesions or inflammatory changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| productive pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura with thickening of the membrane. Synonym: productive pleurisy. Origin: pachy-+ pleura + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferating pleurisy | Pleurisy with a tendency for the proliferation of inflammatory exudate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura covering the lungs. Synonym: visceral pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pleurisy | Pleurisy with empyema. Synonym: suppurative pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrinous pleurisy | The more common form of pleurisy, characterised by a fibrinous exudate on the surface of the pleura and an extensive effusion of serous fluid into the pleural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous pleurisy | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suppurative pleurisy | Pleurisy with empyema. Synonym: suppurative pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaphragmatic pleurisy | An acute infectious disease usually occurring in epidemic form, characterised by paroxysms of pain, usually in the chest, and associated with strains of Enterovirus coxsackievirus type B. Synonym: benign dry pleurisy, Bornholm disease, Daae's disease, devil's grip, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic benign dry pleurisy, epidemic diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic myositis, myositis epidemica acuta, epidemic transient diaphragmatic spasm, Sylvest's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura on both sides of the thorax. Synonym: double pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry pleurisy | Pleurisy with a fibrinous exudation, without an effusion of serum, resulting in adhesion between the opposing surfaces of the pleura. Synonym: adhesive pleurisy, fibrinous pleurisy, plastic pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |