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. [ url:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17426219 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007645 ]
Synonyms: tuberculous pleurisy in primary progressive tuberculosis Tuberculous pleuritis Tuberculosis of pleura Tuberculous pleurisy Pearly disease
Term information
- ICD9CM:012.0
- UMLS_CUI:C0041326
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186172004
- ICD10CM:A15.6
- NCI:C26898
- UMLS_CUI:C0152531
- MESH:D014396
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:68706009
- ICD9CM:010.1
DO_infectious_disease_slim, gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- pleural disease
- allergic disease
- disease has location some pleura
- has symptom some pleural effusion
- has symptom some allergic reaction