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Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy.

Pneumonia is a inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often characterized as including inflammation of the parenchyma of the lung (that is, the alveoli ) and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid (consolidation and exudation).

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