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pleural tuberculosis (DOID:106)
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Synonyms: Pearly disease; Tuberculosis of pleura; Tuberculous pleurisy; tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis; Tuberculous pleuritis
Alt IDs: DOID:12624, ICD10CM:A15.6, ICD9CM:010.1, ICD9CM:012.0, ICD9CM:012.00, ICD9CM_2006:012.0, MESH:D014396, NCI:C26898, UMLS_CUI:C0041326, UMLS_CUI:C0152531
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.

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