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Pleurisy - Prevention

Alternative Names

Pleuritis; Pleuritic chest pain

Prevention:

Early treatment of bacterial respiratory infections can prevent pleurisy.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/12/2007
  • Andrew Schriber, M.D., F.C.C.P., Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Marx J, et al. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:1005.

Murray J, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2000:497-498.