According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are some patterns of syndrome thta lead to tuberculous pleuritis:
1. Phlegm-heat invading the mind.
2. Phlegm-heat blocking.
3. Phlegm blocking the mind.
4. Phlegm Stagnation.

Integration of Chinese medicine and western medicine would be a good choice for this disease. When treating tuberculous pleuritis, Chinese doctors will take everything into consideration. It is believed that Its pathogenesis is more complicated, mainly lung damage caused by carbon dioxide retention and hypoxia, hypercapnia and hypoxemia cause, combined with circulatory disturbance due to the lungs and pulmonary hypertension induced or exacerbated by further damage to brain tissue, which leads to pulmonary encephalopathy.