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ID DOID:106
Name pleural tuberculosis
Definition An extrapulmonary tuberculosis that results_in lymphocyte-predominant exudative pleural effusion, located_in pleura. This results from an allergic response to tuberculoprotein causing the permeabiltity of the pleural vasculature to alter leading to a sub-pleural caseous focus rupture into the pleural sac.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17426219
Xrefs

ICD10CM:A15.6

ICD9CM:010.1

ICD9CM:012.0

MESH:D014396

NCI:C26898

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186172004

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:68706009

UMLS_CUI:C0041326

UMLS_CUI:C0152531

Alternateids

DOID:12624

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease

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Synonyms

Pearly disease [EXACT]

Tuberculosis of pleura [EXACT]

Tuberculous pleurisy [EXACT]

tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis [EXACT]

Tuberculous pleuritis [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a pleural disease

is_a allergic disease

is_a extrapulmonary tuberculosis

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