Lung Disease

Lung Disease Definition: Effusi pleural or pneumonia is a condition where a person pleural cavity fills with fluid. Pleural cavity is a cavity that surrounds the lungs that is normally filled with a little liquid that serves as a lubricant at the time breathing, so the time to breathe, when pau inflate and deflate the painful friction does not occur. This fluid is produced and absorbed in the same amount so that the amount fixed.

Cause:
In pleural effusions, there was accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity. This can happen because the amount of production increases or decreases the amount of absorption. So there is excess fluid in the cavity. The cause of this fluid accumulation can vary. Among other good infection-specific infection that is usually caused by TB germs, as well as non-specific infections caused by germs or microorganisms other than tuberculosis.

In addition to infection can also be caused by either cancer of the lung cancer (this is the largest) and lung cancer beyond that already spread (metastasis) to the lungs. Auto immune diseases can also cause this fluid buildup. Also outside the lung diseases can also cause pleural effusion. Among other diseases of heart failure, kidney failure and liver failure / liver. Where in diseases outside the lung is usually in addition there are also accompanied with pleural effusion swelling in other parts of the body such as swelling in the leg, in the face and the abdomen (ascites).
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