Why pleurisy

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My husband began to smoke because of his work, and now he is more and more addicted to smoking. Now he often coughs, which is very painful. His chest is very uncomfortable here. Later he went to have an examination and said he had pleurisy. Share with you why pleurisy this common problem!

Why pleurisy

The first aspect: when Mycobacterium tuberculosis enters the pleural cavity, and the human body is in a highly allergic state, it may cause exudative pleurisy. The most common cause is tuberculosis, other such as pneumonia, trauma, lung tumor or chest wall tumor can induce pleurisy.

The second aspect: the early manifestation of pleurisy is chest pain, or pain in the affected side of the shoulder and upper abdomen. When breathing in or turning over, the pain intensifies, and then there is fever in the afternoon or at night. With the appearance of pleural effusion, the pain decreases, but there are chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue and so on.

The third aspect: the most common cause of pleurisy is tuberculosis, other such as pneumonia, trauma, lung tumor or chest wall tumor can induce pleurisy, you can go to the local hospital to check the chest CT, blood routine, ESR, tuberculin test, clear the cause of pleurisy.

matters needing attention

Pleurisy patients should pay special attention to their diet. Developing a good diet habit is of great help to the treatment of pleurisy patients. They should have a reasonable work and rest, which is helpful to the disease. They should live a normal life, that is, rationalize and regularize their lifestyle.