Pleurisy, which is inflammation in the lining of your lungs (pleura) that causes pain when you breathe, doesn't always need treatment. But you should always see a doctor if you have chest pain ...

The most common way that lupus can affect your lungs is through inflammation of the pleura, the lining that covers the outside of the lungs. The symptom of pleuritis that you may experience is severe, ...

The most frequent lung problem that affects people with lupus is pleuritis, also known as pleurisy. In this condition, the pleura—a membrane that covers the exterior of the lungs and the interior of ...

2). A fibrinous exudate covered the pleura in the dorsocaudal region of the left lung. The right side of the lung, trachea, nasal passages and tympanic bullae appeared normal. We took samples for ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

After a sufficient area of chest wall has been freed, a chest retractor is inserted. The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum. Once the upper portion of the lung is completely detached from ...