What is the difference between pleurisy & costoconditis?
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Pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura - the lining around the lung (between the lungs and ribs) to reduce friction associated with the movement of lungs inflating/deflating.  This is usually an acute condition associated with a virus.\n\nCostochondritis is the inflammation of the joint where the cartilage (between the ribs and the sternum) attaches to bone.  This often can be a chronic condition similiar to arthritis.
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Chest pain may result from angina, heart attack, and other serious diseases. If you experience chest pain, consider it a warning for you to seek medical attention and treatment. While chest pain may be a warning of a heart attack, it may result from other disorders, such as another heart condition, lung disorder, or from a gastrointestinal problem. Chest wall pain is a relatively harmless chest pain caused by muscle and cartilage tenderness in the chest wall. In any event, you should seek immediate medical attention when you experience undiagnosed chest pain.
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A very rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure that occurs in the sac lining of the chest (pleural mesothelioma) or abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma), or the lining of the heart (pericardial mesothelioma).\nHope that helps I gave you several links to information as well.\n~A~\nhttp://www.umm.edu/thoracic/mesothelioma.html
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PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (45 letters; a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles) is the longest word in any English-language dictionary. (It is also spelled -koniosis.)
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis = a lung disease\n\nTo my knowledge the 2nd longest is antidisestablishmentarianism.
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whtecloud, bronchiectasis is a completely different condition than bronchitis. Bronchitis is an inflamation of the bronchial airways usually requiring a use of bronchodilators. While the two have similarities, bronchiectasis is a chronic dilation of the bronchial airways assiociated with a condition such as COPD, CF or an acute or chronic obstruction. bronchiectasis is secondary to an already present illness.\n\nYou need to speak with your doctor and work out an appropriate treatment regimen. Typically corticosteroids and antibiotics are used along with bronchodilators. Chest Physiotherapy (CPT) is also a common treatment used to aid in secretion removal.
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our lungs are covered by a double layerd sac..called the pleura. the two layers are called visecral and parietal.\nnormally there is very little fluid in the pleura...to overcome friction..etc..\nif there is accumulation of fluid, above normal...then it is called pleural effusion.\nit can be due to many causes...eg...inflammation, tuberculosis, malignancy...etc...
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This is a little I know about it......\n\nSarcoidosis is an immune system disorder characterised by non-necrotising granulomas (small inflammatory nodules). Virtually any organ can be affected, however, granulomas most often appear in the lungs (D860) or the lymph nodes (D861). Symptoms can occasionally appear suddenly but more often than not appear gradually. When viewing X-rays of the lungs, sarcoidosis can have the appearance of tuberculosis or lymphoma.
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Could be Bronchitis, maybe Pleurisy. You could go to your doc and get a chest xray. This will show any fluids, and enlargements, however pleurisy will not show on an xray. Your doc can tell if you have pleurisy by listening to your lungs. Pleurisy usually is a one sided pain though. Sounds like some kind a respiratory infection. Good Luck!
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What is Pleurisy?\n\nPleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura. There are two pleurae, one around each lung. The pleura is a two-ply membrane that both encloses the lung and lines the chest cavity. \n\nThis two-layer protective wrapping fits closely around the lung, with, normally, no actual space between the inner and outer layers. The layers are joined at the edges, so that the pleura might be compared to a closed balloon, completely empty of air and wrapped tightly around the outside of each of the lungs. \n\nOnly a thin Iubricating layer of fluid is between the inner pleural lining and the outer one. Ordinarily, the smooth linings and lubricating fluid serve to allow the lung free movement within the chest for normal breathing. The almost non-existent space occupied by the lubricant can develop into what is called a pleural cavity if its fluid contents increase.
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Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is involved in the proliferation and differentiation of T lymphocytes. Live intracellular organisms, cause the activation of T lymphocytes. Hence with chronic intracellular organisms, ADA levels in pleural/ ascitic fluid will increase.\n\nThe sensitivity and specificity for detection of tuberculous pleuritis with the use of ADA as a marker in the pleural fluid are each >90% (Roth BJ. Searching for tuberculosis in the pleural space. Chest 1999; 116:3-5). \n\nHowever, high levels of ADA in pleural fluid could be due to other reasons too. High levels of ADA have been associated with pleural fluid lymphocytosis, including malignant conditions (eg, adenocarcinomas, leukemias, and lymphomas) and collagen vascular diseases (eg, rheumatoid pleuritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. All these things would make the test not too useful in countries with low prevalence of tuberculous pleuritis. \n\nAlso, high levels of ADA in pleural fluid should not be used per se, to start treatment against tuberculosis.\n\nTo sum it up, ADA in pleural fluid/ ascitic fluid, is a very good indicator of tuberculous etiology. However, other tests are necessary for the final diagnosis.
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costal parietal pleura (?)
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Costochondritis is an inflammation of the costal (rib) cartilage of the anterior (front) chest wall (that junction where the ribs meet the sternum) and can be very painful as you have found out.  Initially it can be treated with steriods (cortisone) to reduce the inflammation and NSAIDs (non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen to help alleviate the pain, and ice packs to reduce pain and posible swelling. You will most likely be referred to an Orthopedic for further evaluation and treatment.  And it is treatable.
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The lungs are surrounded by two membranes, the pleurae. The outer pleura is attached to the chest wall and is known as the Parietal pleura; the inner one is attached to the lung and other visceral tissues and is known as the Visceral pleura. In between the two is a thin space known as the pleural cavity or pleural space. It is filled with pleural fluid, a serous fluid produced by the pleura.\n\nThe pleural fluid lubricates the pleural surfaces and allows the layers of pleura to slide against each other easily during respiration. It also provides the surface tension that keeps the lung surface in contact with the chest wall. During quiet breathing, the cavity normally experiences a negative pressure (compared to the atmosphere) which helps adhere the lungs to the chest wall, so that movements of the chest wall during breathing are coupled closely to movements of the lungs.\n\nThe pleural membrane also helps to keep the two lungs away from each other and air tight, thus if one lung is punctured and collapses due to an accident, the other pleural cavity will still be air tight, and the other lung will work normally\n\nThe parietal pleura is highly sensitive to pain; the visceral pleura is not. The visceral pleura has a dual blood supply, from the bronchial and pulmonary arteries. In humans, there is no anatomical connection between the left and right pleural cavities, so in cases of pneumothorax (see below), the other hemithorax will still be able to function normally.\n\nYou could get more information from the link below...
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Pleuro means lungs\nParenchymatosis means the bulk tisse inside lungs\nosis means condition of (-itis means inflammation)
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I was diagnosed with this after an especially painful bout of it. The pain eventually stopped, after a couple of weeks, and I was fine. I had one minor recurrence afterward but since then I haven't been troubled with it.\n\n<Costochondritis is a relatively harmless condition and usually goes away without treatment.> More good info found here: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/costochondritis/article_em.htm
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Chest pain for pleurisy is typically more painful with deep inspirations.  It lacks any element of shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea/vomiting, and a sense of impending doom.\n\nCardiac pain can be but is just as often atypical with female patients.  Typically cardiac pain is a heavy, full, or crushing pain (some people never call it "pain") at the central chest.  It is rarely sharp.  It rarely can be localized to one spot.  It may radiate to the neck or jaw.  It may involve both shoulders and radiate down the arms.  It may also be felt between the shoulder blades.  Cardiac chest pain almost always comes with some element of shortness of breath.  It often is precipitated by exertion or emotional excitement and is improved with rest (e.g. worse with climbing stairs, better with sitting).  \n\nOf course if in serious doubt seek additional advice from a trained health professional.  But all chest pain is not cardiac.\n\nGood luck.