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PleuresÃa
Definición:
La pleuresÃa es una inflamación del revestimiento de los pulmones que ocasiona dolor al respirar o toser.
Nombres alternativos:
Pleuritis; dolor torácico pleurÃtico
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La pleuresÃa puede desarrollarse cuando la persona presenta inflamación pulmonar debido a infecciones tales como neumonÃa o tuberculosis. Igualmente, puede ocurrir con enfermedades reumáticas, trauma torácico, ciertos cánceres y enfermedad relacionada con el asbesto.
Cuando se presenta pleuresÃa, el revestimiento pulmonar (pleura) normalmente liso se torna áspero. Se presenta fricción con cada respiración y se puede producir un sonido bronco, chirriante denominado "roce" que se puede oÃr con el estetoscopio o colocando el oÃdo contra el tórax del paciente.
Referencias:
Marx J. 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.Â
- Fecha de revisión: 2/13/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, CriticalCare & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Reviewprovided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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