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DOID:14305 - tuberculous empyema
Disease Ontology 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.
Synonyms: Tuberculous empyema, Tuberculous empyema (& pleural),
Xenbase Genes
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MONDO:0005999 - tuberculous empyema |
Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
pleural empyema (is_a)