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| ID | DOID:14305 |
| PURL | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_14305 Copy |
| Name | tuberculous empyema |
| Definition | A pleural empyema which involves presence of pus in the pleural cavity and calcified visceral pleura. It results from a large number of mycobacteria spilling into the pleural space, usually from rupture of a cavity or an adjacent paranchymal focus via a bronchopleural fistula. http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/reprint/10/4/942, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empyema#medicalDictionary |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:186184002 |
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is_a pleural empyema |