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.
Common causes of pleurisy include trauma, postcardiac injury, infection (i.e., viral, bacterial, or parasitic), respiratory illness, caustic exposure (i.e., drug-induced), autoimmune disease, and malignancy (TABLE 1).
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.