The pathological changes of caseation and tubercle formation in tuberculosis of the pleura have been extensively studied at autopsy, 6,7 but observations of the diseased pleura during life were ...

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Last year, medical student James Shen contracted COVID-19 while working in the emergency room during a rotation. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. As part of his care, he underwent a chest ...

The most commonly affected site is the pleura, although mesothelioma may also affect other serosal surfaces, such as the peritoneum, pericardium, and tunica vaginalis. [1] Historically ...

Pleuroscopy can diagnose some conditions of the pleura (lining of the lung). Pleuroscopy also allows a view of the outside edges of the lung, which bronchoscopy cannot provide. Thoracentesis.

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

The degree of collapse determines other signs and symptoms of pneumothorax. Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, a tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the outside surface of the lungs.

The most frequent lung problem that affects people with lupus is pleuritis, also known as pleurisy. In this condition, the pleura—a membrane that covers the exterior of the lungs and the interior of ...

But save those trimmings for other dishes. The membrane: To remove or not? Some chefs feel the pulmonary pleura (commonly ...

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Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A ...