There are many types of pleurisy, which need to be targeted according to the type of disease in order to achieve the best therapeutic effect.
From the clinical point of view, bacteria, viruses, tuberculosis, tumors, allergic reactions, chemical and trauma, etc. can cause pleurisy, at present, there is no one medicine can treat pleurisy caused by various factors, so the patient’s choice of medicine needs to be based on the specific causes of pleurisy.
If it is tuberculous pleurisy, anti-tuberculosis treatment must be carried out, often used drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol and streptomycin, etc.; if it is viral pleurisy, anti-viral treatment is needed; if it is fungal pleurisy, anti-fungal treatment is needed; if it is common bacterial pleurisy, anti-bacterial treatment is needed.
Therefore, for patients with pleurisy, they should be examined as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the disease and then targeted medication, so as to achieve the best therapeutic effect.