aetiology
Last reviewed 01/2018
Causes include:
- pneumonia especially pneumococcal pneumonia
- pulmonary infarction
- Coxsackie B virus (Bornholm disease)
- malignancy e.g. bronchogenic carcinoma
- lung abscess
- bronchiectasis
- asbestos pleural disease, including mesothelioma
- trauma
Rare causes include:
- tuberculosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- uraemia
- Familial Mediterranean fever