1.4 Chemical Determination. Proteins are complex, organic compounds composed of many amino acids linked together through peptide bonds and cross-linked between chains by sulfhydryl bonds, hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces.
Treatment of the underlying disease, of course, ultimately relieves the pleurisy. For example, if a heart, lung, or kidney condition is present, it is treated. Removal of fluid from the chest cavity (thoracentesis) can relieve the pain and shortness of breath.
Some other things that can cause pleurisy to strike are: 1  Lung cancer. 2  A blood clot in the lung. 3  Other types of cancer that affect the lungs or pleura.  An autoimmune disease, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.