Therapy for pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura) depends on the cause.
General measures
- Aim for normal weight! Determine BMI (body mass index) or body composition using electrical impedance analysis.
- Falling below the BMI lower limit (from the age of 45: 22; from the age of 55: 23; from the age of 65: 24) → Participation in a medically supervised program for the underweight.
Conventional non-surgical therapy methods
- In pleurisy with pleural effusion, depending on the extent of the effusion, it is relieved by means of a pleural puncture (for more information, see Pleural effusion/Additional therapy).
Regular control examinations
- Regular medical checkups