Inflammation of the pleura which covers the diaphragm.
Inflammation of the diaphragmatic pleura. Symptoms include intense pain under the margin of the ribs, sometimes referred into the abdomen, with tenderness upon pressure; thoracic breathing; tenderness over the phrenic nerve referred to the supraclavicular region in the neck on the same side; hiccough; and extreme dyspnea.
Inflammation of the pleural membrane that covers the diaphragm, leading to intense pain even during shallow breathing.
Inflammation of the pleura on the diaphragm’s surface results in severe pain, even with minimal breathing efforts.