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Can History Of Pleurisy Cause Chest Heaviness?
For the last week or so I have noticed it to be tough to take a nice deep breath. I need to have a good yawn to make it happpen. My chest also feels slightly "heavy". I have had pleurisy before and wonder if it is that again. No other symptoms of any kind.
Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Yes it can. You may consider having a chest x-ray as a start to evaluate for fluid accumulating in the pleural space that can cause this.
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