Pleural Effusions

When you breathe normally, the lungs expand and contract easily and rhythmically inside the chest. Each lung is enclosed in a moist, smooth, two layered membrane called pleura.Pleura lubricates the moving parts of the lungs and makes it easier diše.Vanjski layer of pleura lines the ribs. Between two thin layers is practically unnoticeable area, which is called the pleural space. It allows the layers slide easily over each other. If any of your pleura becomes inflamed and roughened due to infection, this seriously interferes with the movement of the layers, and you have pneumonia.
Pneumonia is actually a symptom of underlying disease than the disease itself sebi.Pleurae can become inflamed as a complication of lung or chest infections such as pneumonia or tuberculosis, sleep in the pleural space. This causes a condition called pleural effusion. However, pneumonia is not the only cause of pleural effusion, a condition also can be a complication of generalized diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, liver or kidney disorder, or heart failure. Cancer cells that extends from the tumor in the lung, breast, ovary, or it can also cause pleural effusion.