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Pleuresía - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Pleuritis; Dolor torácico pleurítico

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento depende de lo que esté causando la pleuresía. Las infecciones bacterianas se tratan con antibióticos. Se puede necesitar cirugía para drenar todo el líquido infectado de los pulmones.

Las infecciones virales normalmente siguen su curso sin medicamentos. Los pacientes a menudo pueden controlar el dolor de la pleuresía con paracetamol o antinflamatorios como el ibuprofeno.

Pronóstico:

La recuperación depende de lo que esté causando la pleuresía.

Posibles complicaciones:

Dificultad para respirar
Atelectasia pulmonar debido a la toracocentesis
Complicaciones de la enfermedad original

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Consulte con el médico si tiene síntomas de pleuresía. Busque atención médica de inmediato si presenta dificultad respiratoria o la piel se le torna azulada.

Vista del sistema respiratorio

Reviewed last on: 7/23/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Celli BR. Diseases of the diaphragm, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 100.

Lee-Chiong T, Gebhart GF, Matthay RA. Chest pain. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al, eds. Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 30.

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