Pleura & peritoneum
Pleura nonneoplastic conditions
Pleuritis
Author: Vaidehi Avadhani, M.D.
Last author update: 1 December 2013
Last staff update: 11 January 2021
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Definition / general
- May be secondary to lung disease, hematoma
- Fibrosis may cause pleural symphysis (fusion of visceral and parietal layers)
- Thickened pleura may prevent lung expansion; treat with decortication
- Hemorrhagic pleuritis: rare, associated with hemorrhage, Rickettsiae infection, tumor
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Thickened pleura is composed of fibrous tissue without elastic fibers
Negative stains
- Telomerase reverse transcriptase (Am J Surg Pathol 2002;26:365)
