DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY DISORDERS CAUSING PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN

Differential diagnosis of pulmonary disorders causing pleuritic chest pain are :
-pulmonary embolism
-pleural mesothelioma
-pleuritis
-pulmonary infarction
-hemothorax
-tension pneumothorax
-pneumothorax
-tuberculosis
-bronchiectasis
-lung abscess
-empyema
-pneumonia
-bronchial carcinoma
-carcinomatous effusion