pleurisy
MONDO:0000986Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pleurisy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Inflammation of the pleura. It is usually caused by infections. Chest pain while breathing or coughing is the presenting symptom.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000986), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
6 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- PancreatitisMondoHP:0001733
- PleuritisMondoHP:0002102
- PneumoniaMondoHP:0002090
- Pulmonary embolismMondoHP:0002204
- Rheumatoid arthritisMondoHP:0001370
- Systemic lupus erythematosusMondoHP:0002725
Where it sits
- Located in (Mondo)
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: pleurisy
- Also called
- inflammation of pleurapleura inflammationpleuritis