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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Pleurisy Treatment Antibiotics

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Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

Can pleurisy just run it's course without treatment? ....or is medical intervention required? Thanks! YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Shashi Dangwal MD

What causes pleurisy & how is the best way to treat it? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shashi Dangwal ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Shashi Dangwal MD

pleurisy without effusion. I am still in pain and I take naprosyn and an inhaler with albuterol plus antibiotic.My pain due to pleurisy is getting better but the pain is still there. Is it fine to travel by... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shashi Dangwal ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

gave me an xray eventually and said that it could be pleurisy . been to see my doctors a couple of days ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Several week ago I was diagnosed with pleurisy . I was put on a steroid and the symptoms disappeared. Now I am off the steroids and the pain has reoccurred. What would you recommend? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.     Jnikolla MD

[I was diagnosed with pluerisy about 2 weeks ago. It seems to have cleared up. I am still running a fevor. It has been at least 2 weeks. I have been laying low the whole two weeks. It has been a steady 99-101. I went back... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jnikolla ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

. It feels some like pleurisy I had a few years ago, except it does not seem to hurt more when I take a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

for it. Yesterday my right side started hurting, I believe I have pleurisy. I have had it before, but it was years ago. Is the treatment I am on the same for the pleurisy or do I need to contact my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Vidya S MD

Hi, I have had bronchitis that led to pneumonia which led to pleurisy. Yet I have hhad the past week with my pleurisy a pounding heart and resting heart rate around 105. I have had pain in my left ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vidya S ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

could assist in this regard and tell us what the correct treatment is and if it is infact pleurisy? ...My mum has been in hospital for the past week and a half, she has been told she has pleurisy,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)