MD30.0
category
Chest pain on breathing
Definition
Pleuritic chest pain is a type of pain that is caused by problems with the thin layers of tissue that surround the lungs (called the “pleura”). This type of pain feels like a sharp, stabbing chest pain, and it gets worse when you breathe in. Pleuritic chest pain can be caused by the following problems: pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pleuritis, empyema, pericarditis.
Inclusions
- Painful respiration
Exclusions
- Chronic primary visceral pain
(MG30.00) - Chronic secondary visceral pain
(MG30.4) - Pleurisy
(MD31)
Also indexed as
Chest pain on breathingPainful respirationbreathing painfulrespiratory pain