| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186172004 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:68706009 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:12624 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease NCIthesaurus |
| 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 allergic disease is_a extrapulmonary tuberculosis is_a pleural disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
disease has location some pleura has symptom some allergic reaction has symptom some pleural effusion |