Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleural tissue, which covers the outside of the lungs and the inside of the chest wall. People with pleurisy may also develop fluid in between layers of pleural tissue.

Non-cardiac chest pain is a recurring pain in your chest, typically behind your breast bone and near your heart, that's not related to your heart.

Inhaled corticosteroids in stable COPD patients: do they have effects on cells and molecular mediators of airway inflammation? Chest 2000; 117:1633-1637 Tanino M, Betsuyaku T, Takeyabu K ...

Pain in your abdomen or chest can develop due to inflammation in your esophagus and the strain caused by difficult swallowing. Some people experience burning chest pain or a squeezing sensation ...

Symptoms can include chest tightness, coughing that brings up mucus, and wheezing. Asthma is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the airways. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic.

The term for inflammation within the lung tissue is pneumonitis. The symptoms of pneumonitis that you may experience are fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, and cough. An infection caused by ...

Dr Sooj revealed that costochondritis is one cause of chest pain. It is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects your ribs to your breastbone. “It's a sharp, localised pain that can get ...