A thoracic disease which may involve inflammation of pleura, collection of air within the pleural cavity, abnormal collection of pleural fluid, abnormal growths on the pleura (pleural tumor) and pleural plaques. The main causes of pleural diseases including pleural effusions are congestive heart failure, malignancy, parapneumonic infections and pulmonary embolism. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007638 url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleural_disease ]
Synonyms: non-neoplastic pleural disease disorder of pleura
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:88075009
- NCI:C26859
- UMLS_CUI:C0032226
- MESH:D010995
DO_RAD_slim, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- disease
- lower respiratory tract disease
- has symptom some inflammation
- has symptom some heart failure