Pleuritic chest pain Flashcards
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Definition
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pain originating from any condition causing inflammation or disruption of pleural membranes
stabbing quality that worsens on inspiration
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Other aetiologies
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other aetiologies worsen with deep breathing
Eg. pericarditis, MKS chest pain
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Differential diagnosis
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Viral pleurisy Pneumonia Acute pulmonary embolus Pneumothorax Pericarditis Collagen vascular diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, and rheumatoid arthritis Drug-induced lupus Inflammatory bowel disease Familial Mediterranean fever Radiation pneumonitis Pulmonary histoplasmosis, infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus
