pleural tuberculosis

created [InstanceEdit:9660888] Orlic-Milacic, Marija, 2019-09-12
databaseName DOID
dbId 9660886
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.
displayName pleural tuberculosis
identifier 106
name
  • pleural tuberculosis
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:1247631] DOID
schemaClass Disease
synonym
  • Tuberculous pleuritis
  • tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis of pleura
  • Tuberculous pleurisy
  • Pearly disease
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols/ontologies/doid/terms?obo_id=DOID:106
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